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Who is Victor Roque? The new young Brazilian striker who is attracting interest from Barcelona

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3 years ago

March 8, 2023

Jayden

Who is Victor Roque? The new young Brazilian striker who is attracting interest from Barcelona

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No one has the formula to create athletic cracks, but Brazil is close to finding it. when Entric seemed to be the young man who took all the flash from the press, appeared Victor Roque from Athletic Paranaensea new Brazilian jewel that is already attracting the interest of powerful clubs such as FC Barcelona.

Brazilian media initially reported that PSG would be looking for the 18-year-old striker after missing out on Edric. Now added Fabrizio Romano that Barcelona is trying to advance negotiations with the footballer and with the Brazilian team to be able to sign him for next season.

“I definitely feel ready to play in Europe”Vitor Roque already stated.

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Who is Vitor Roque and when did he debut?

Víctor Hugo Roque Ferreira is an 18-year-old Brazilian striker. He was born in Timoteo on February 28, 2005. At the age of ten he started his football life in America Mineiro and a few years later Cruzeiro offered him a youth contract.

On May 25, 2021, Vitor Roque signed his first professional contract with Cruzeiro. He made his Serie B debut against Botafogo in October of the same year. Vanderlei Luxemburgo brought him on for relief, but 18 minutes later! took it out because “I couldn’t keep up with the pace of the game.”

On April 12, 2022 Athletico Paranaense bought it for $5 million. That season he had action in 29 matches, scored 5 goals and provided an assist. He was the main striker for his team in his campaign Copa Libertadores 2022 in which they reached the final of the event.

In 2023 Vitor Roque already shone in the tournament South America Sub 20: context six goals in eight games and Brazil ended up being crowned champions of the tournament held in Colombia.

How is Vitor Roque playing?

“Vitor Roque is playing ball!”

Até now I doubt what was more incredible about that goal, if the dribbles were not Nathan Silva or the kick

E você, o que achou? pic.twitter.com/L6r4vkHPPY

— ge (@geglobo) August 8, 2022

Vitor Roque is a right-footed striker who can move all over the attacking front. Although he has played as a winger due to his speed and one-on-ones, his ideal position is as a centre-forward. He is 1.71 meters tall, but he is so physically demanding that it is difficult to move him.

One player he could be linked with in terms of physique and qualities is Sergio Agüero.

Which European teams are interested in Vitor Roque?

Vitor Roque is closely followed by psg. The French have the money to exercise the exit clause and don’t want to lose another Brazilian jewel after what happened with Edric. Atletico MADRID and Barcelona They also showed interest in the young talent from Athletico Paranaense.

How much is Vitor Roque worth?

Vitor Roque is valued 14 million euros according to the specialized site Transfermarkt. His release clause is 60 million euros.

Author:

Paulo Recari

Source: Sporting News

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Europa League

Emeri: The European League is even more important for Aston Valley

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14 minutes ago

January 15, 2026

Annie

Emeri: The European League is even more important for Aston Valley

Aston Valley head coach Unai Emery showed up after beating Basel (2:1) in the 6th round of the final stages of the European League. Visit the official UEFA website.

“We are very satisfied, we played very good games the rest of the time. For example, last year against Arsenal (2:1). Today we were not able to play 90 minutes consistently, but I am happy that we scored three points.

Basel is a very strong rival, and it is not easy to win here. Ale mi showed good gru.

We cannot complain, the European League is a very important tournament for us. This tournament is very competitive, but only one team can overcome it. The three points we scored in Basel will give us enthusiasm for the upcoming tests,” said Emeri.

Aston Villa currently sits third in the European League table.

Source: Football UA

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Nottingham exclude Zinchenko from a Europa League bid

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2 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Annie

Nottingham exclude Zinchenko from a Europa League bid

Nottingham Forrest have decided not to include Ukrainian national team defender Oleksandr Zinchenko until the team’s registration for the spring part of the 2025/26 European competition.

The club officially announced that the Ukrainian’s place in the European Cup bid was taken by the Nigerian grind Ola Aina, who spent the season only a few games due to injuries.

The 29-year-old Zinchenko, whose contract with Arsenal expires until the summer of 2026, was loaned to the English club in the spring of 2025 and began working with three coaches. In the current tournaments there were ten matches, but there were no effective actions. The reasons for the decision to exclude the Ukrainian from the club’s application have not been disclosed.

After six rounds on the main stage of the European League, Nottingham Forrest has achieved 11 points and is in 11th place in the group. The team’s upcoming matches are scheduled for the 22nd day against Braga and the 29th day against Ferencvaros.

Source: Football UA

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Football

Besprozvannykh said that Talalaev will not leave Baltika until the end of the season

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3 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Jon

Besprozvannykh said that Talalaev will not leave Baltika until the end of the season

Head coach of the Kaliningrad football club “Baltika” Andrei Talalaev he has no intention of leaving his post before the end of the season. The governor of the Kaliningrad region told journalists this Alexey Besprozvannykh.

“He’s definitely a very good coach, for sure. When there are such successes, coaches are always popular,” he said. — The success that Baltika is demonstrating is exceptional: we played the first half in the top five and the objective, obviously, is to remain in the top five. Our coach is with us and will be for the next half of the year, but it’s nice [его] celebrated throughout the Russian football community.”

Besprozvannykh noted that last year, after Baltika’s victories over rivals, “they called and congratulated him from absolutely the whole country.” “To be honest, I didn’t even know that my colleagues, whom I knew previously from working in the federal department, were Baltika fans. That is, they also have their own teams, but they support Baltika. They say that we are great, we show really good results,” the governor said, thanking the coach and general partner of the Rostec club for such results.

Talalaev is 53 years old, he led Baltika in September 2024. Last season, the Kaliningrad team under his leadership became the winner of the strongest second division of the Russian championship and entered the Russian Premier League (RPL).

Source: Soccer Ru

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