{"id":7514,"date":"2024-05-06T02:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T02:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7514"},"modified":"2024-05-06T02:51:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T02:51:59","slug":"man-utd-on-alert-as-vitor-roques-agent-blasts-xavi-and-threatens-barcelona-exit-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7514","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd on alert as Vitor Roque’s agent blasts Xavi and threatens Barcelona exit | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vitor Roque has struggled to make an impact at Barcelona (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vitor Roque\u2019s agent has hit out at Xavi\u2019s handling of the Brazilian forward and claims the 19-year-old could leave Barcelona this summer.<\/p>\n

Last year, Barcelona fended off competition from several clubs across Europe, including Manchester United and Tottenham, to sign Vitor Roque in a \u20ac61 million (\u00a352.2m) deal from Athletico Paranaense.<\/p>\n

Vitor Roque joined Barca in January but has struggled to make an impact in his first five months at the club, starting just two games plus making a further 11 appearances off the bench.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everyone thinks that Vitor Roque has to have more minutes and no one understands why the coach [Xavi] doesn\u2019t give them to him,\u2019 Andre Cury, Vitor Roque\u2019s representative, said in an interview on RAC1.<\/p>\n

\u2018Xavi has never spoken to the player. I do not understand this situation and I think it is not good for either party.<\/p>\n

\u2018I have told the boy that what he has to do is work even harder and wait for the opportunity, but I have also seen matches to give him minutes and prominence and thus avoid this unpleasant situation.<\/p>\n

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Xavi has been criticised for his handling of Vitor Roque at Barcelona (BSR Agency\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018In my opinion the team concedes a lot of goals and that doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

\u2018With 300 minutes he has two goals and I would say that he is the team\u2019s top scorer if we look at the average number of minutes played.<\/p>\n

\u2018Look what has happened with Vinicius Jr at Madrid \u2013 it took him two and a half years to play. Here in two months a mess is already created and people want to kill and kill, instead of helping. It\u2019s something I don\u2019t understand.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Vitor Roque has started just two games since joining Barcelona (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cury also made it clear that he will push for Vitor Roque to leave on a permanent deal this summer if he is not part of Barcelona\u2019s plans under Xavi.<\/p>\n

\u2018I already spoke with Deco. The boy has a contract with Barca and we chose Barca instead of other options where we could earn double the money,\u2019 Cury said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I am certain that Vitor Roque will be a great player but if Bar\u00e7a doesn\u2019t let him, the club or the coach, I don\u2019t know what happens internally, we will look for another way.<\/p>\n