Vitor RoqueThe transfer from Barcelona to Palmeiras should fall due to the regulations of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) which prevent the real Betis from reducing its loan, according to various sources.
Sources have told Espn Brazil that Palmeiras explored the bypass solutions, but there is pessimism to bring him the striker to the club before the transfer window in the country on Friday.
Palmeiras had accepted costs of 25 million euros with Barça for Roque, the Catalan club keeping 20% of any future transfer.
However, for the agreement to be concluded, Roque should return to the Barça of his loan to Betis, where he has been playing since August, before being able to sign for Palmeiras.
Article 159 of the RFEF General Regulation explains that loans can be interrupted if the two clubs and the player are all in agreement, but that the club where the player should return – in this case Barça – must be at the interior of an inscription period.
This is not the case after closing the transfer window in Spain earlier this month.
The same article also indicates that loans are not transferable, excluding the possibility that Roque goes directly from Betis to Palmeiras on loan before finalizing a permanent agreement in the future.
In the current state of things, the 19 -year -old will therefore remain in Betis until the summer, where he has scored seven goals in 33 appearances so far this season.
Roque joined Barça in January 2024 with Athletico Paranaenense for a first price of around 30 million euros with the same amount due again in potential additional modules.
He found appearances that are difficult to find at BlaugranaMarking twice in 16 games last season before going to Betis on loan.
He had already made his name to Athletico Paranaenense, where he scored 28 times in 81 games in adolescence, which earned him his solitary cap of Brazil in 2023.
Francisco de Laurentiis d’Espn Brazil contributed to this story.
