Vitor Roque‘s switch from Barcelona to Palmeiras is ready to fall via because of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation’s [RFEF] rules which forestall Actual Betis slicing his mortgage quick, numerous sources have instructed ESPN.
Sources have instructed ESPN Brazil that Palmeiras are exploring workarounds, however there’s pessimism about bringing the striker to the membership earlier than the switch window closes within the nation on Friday.
Palmeiras had agreed a €25 million payment with Barça for Roque, with the Catalan membership sustaining 20% of any future switch.
Nevertheless, for the deal to be accomplished, Roque must return to Barça from his mortgage at Betis, the place he has been taking part in since August, earlier than with the ability to signal for Palmeiras.
Article 159 of the RFEF’s common rules explains that loans might be reduce quick if the 2 golf equipment and the participant are all in settlement, however that the membership the place the participant is ready to return — on this case Barça — should be inside a registration interval.
That isn’t the case after the switch window in Spain closed earlier this month.
The identical article additionally states that loans are un-transferable, ruling out the opportunity of Roque going straight from Betis to Palmeiras on mortgage earlier than finalising a everlasting deal sooner or later.
As issues stand, the 19-year-old will due to this fact stay at Betis till the summer time, the place he has scored seven targets in 33 appearances up to now this season.
Roque joined Barça in January 2024 from Athletico Paranaense for an preliminary payment of round €30m with the identical quantity due once more in potential add-ons.
He discovered appearances arduous to come back by on the Blaugrana, scoring twice in 16 video games final season earlier than heading out to Betis on mortgage.
He had beforehand made his identify at Athletico Paranaense, the place he scored 28 occasions in 81 video games as a teen, incomes him his solitary Brazil cap in 2023.
ESPN Brazil’s Francisco De Laurentiis contributed to this story.
