Barcelona, Spain
Na wah oh! E be like say Barcelona don carry another ‘wetin be this’ signing enter their list of baffling transfers. Vitor Roque, one young talent wey dem sign from Brazil, don turn from golden boy to phantom in just few months. Wetin happen wey make dem no fit use am?
Once upon a time for 2022-23 season, Barcelona big men, Mateu Alemany and sporting director Jordi Cruyff, gather with Deco and Andre Cury discuss fans’ sweet spots: young Brazilian talents. Deco wey be scout wey no dey vex, tell dem say Roque dey shine like diamond and dem no fit miss am. Barcelona catch fire, dem show interest quickly like say dem wan play lottery.
Dem talk say na long-term investment dem dey look for but as sabi no dey jolly, change of guard come enter. Alemany and Cruyff pack their load, and Deco take over but wetin e meet? Financial wahala wey make space for signing disappear like puff-puff. By June 2023, dem tell Xavi say Roque go land for Camp Nou by 2024-25 season. No be small matter! Plenty plans don bubble for inside Barcelona quarters.
Fast forward to January, the whole pepper soup don change. Xavi dey shout say he need new pivot wey go fit balance di midfield becos Oriol Romeu dey under perform and Gavi dey recover from ACL injury. Names like Jorginho and Partey dey ground but sporting management no gree. Deco come with Dion Lopy from Almeria but na rejection be his second name.
Meanwhile, dem surprise Xavi with news say dem go bring Roque enter early, just six months ahead as if na wetin dem plan. Xavi too welcome di news as if na fresh ogbono soup. Him gree make Roque join the squad. But to be honest, Xavi no really trust am much as him never fit balance for the team. Na so Roque land for Barcelona wahala no di manage self.
Even as he don show face, wetin wey dey happen? Di boy no fit shine for training. Whether na age, new environment, or pressure wey come with Barca, he no find connection. Omo, for di rest of di season, na bench he dey chop. Before we sabi wetin dey happen, he don japa go Real Betis on loan before he finally waka back go Brazil for January. Talk about dramatic exits, e be like movie!
If you dey laugh, I no blame you. Barcelona don dey learn say no be every talent go fit survive dem big stage. Di pressure too much o. We go just dey watch how dis matter go play out for future.
