Chelsea & Arsenal to fight Barcelona for young Brazil star Vitor Roque

Chelsea & Arsenal to fight Barcelona for young Brazil star Vitor Roque

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The forward will be on the move this summer and there is strong Premier League interest

Operation Vitor Roque is heating up. Coinciding with the international break, the Premier League clubs interested in the Brazilian centre-forward have made their move, positioning themselves for the summer transfer window, when the youngster -- who became the youngest Seleçao debutant in 29 years recently -- will be leaving Ath. Paranaense.

Arsenal and Chelsea are the two English clubs that aspire to have the '9' in the short-term... and they are ready to go all in. Barça, who have always been well aware that they would have to face a race against top competitors, are in a position of financial inferiority, which was to be expected.

The time has come to take a stand. The footballer's father, together with the agents representing 'Tigrinho', are currently in London where they will have several meetings... later they will travel to Barcelona, where they will meet with the Blaugrana hierarchy.

The Gunners are the strongest bidders, through the figure of the Brazilian Edu Gaspar, who is the sporting director of the club and the mentor, among other operations, of the signing of another of his compatriots, Gabriel Jesus, who arrived last summer from Manchester City.

The former CBF national team director has been in permanent contact with the player's professional environment for months. He offers him a sporting project on the rise (Mikel Arteta's side are the leaders of the Premier League and candidates to unseat Manchester City) and the experience of knowing how to deal with and develop young talent from South America.

In addition, Vitor Roque would find a friendly dressing room with the presence of a consolidated 'Brazilian clan' with Gabriel Magalhaes, Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus himself.

Arsenal do not have any kind of limitation with the Financial Fair Play, so, in case of reaching an agreement with the player, they would face negotiations with Ath. Paranaense without having to ask or demand payments in installments. In Curitiba, they are already rubbing their hands together.

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