Now, when the title is officially lost, and Xavi is definitely staying, Barcelona is focusing on two goals – to finish second in La Liga and to construct the team for next season, balancing between financial restraints and the coach’s wishes. According to the latest report from the Spanish media and also by Xavi’s acts, their latest recruit Victor Roque is the first one who will walk through the door either on loan or on a permanent transfer, leaving sporting director Deco with only one true forward – a 36-year-old Robert Lewandowski. This is clearly the situation nobody wanted, as the Catalans will again have serious financial restrictions for the transfer window, and adding another striker to an already long list of recruits brings only more problems. The Brazilian just arrived in January, and he is already looking to be shipped in June. That’s why his agent is trying to persuade Barcelona brass to do the same with his client as Real Madrid did a couple of years ago with their young talent – Vinicius Jr.Vitor Roque is mad at Xavi: They have no communication whatsoever!?Roque’s agent André Cury, argues that the situation with his client was resolved differently by Barca’s arch-rivals when they brought on Vini. He turned out to be a great buy and he is already a world-class forward with only 23. And the key word was – patience. Vitor Roque has been called up in 25 games. Of those 25 games, he has had minutes in 13 of them. Of those 13 games, he has started twice. Despite his minor minutes on the pitch, the Brazilian still managed to score two goals. And what about Vinicius? In his first 25 games, Real’s forward participated in 14 games and also scored two goals. The difference is that Real gave more minutes to Vinicius (701 minutes), while Roque got only 310 minutes and started twice, while his countryman started in seven matches during the same period.Barca’s transfer window plan: Sell Raphinha, buy Nico WilliamsSo, Cury is arguing that more playing time will give his client more time to develop and become a real force, just like Vinicius did.“He is a player in training. There are footballers who are ahead of him and that is why he plays less, that’s how I understand it. He has spent his entire life with young footballers” says Xavi, who also emphasizes that the player arrived ahead of his time in January due to Gavi’s injury and that he should have arrived in June. But it’s quite strange that Barcelona’s coach gives chances to the young players all the time (Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí, and Fermin), but not Roque.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 36TuesdayOsasuna – Mallorca 1-1 (1-0)/Moncayola 14 – Darder 65/Real Madrid – Alaves 5-0 (3-0)/Bellingham 10, Vinicius Jr 27, 70, Valverde 45+1, Guler 81/Girona – Villarreal 0-1 (0-0)/Traore 59/WednesdaySevilla – Cadiz 2-1 (1-0)/Lejeune 23, De Frutos 80 – Boye 89/Rayo Vallecano – Granada 0-1 (0-0)/Guardiola 90+6/Getafe – Atl. Madrid 0-3 (0-2)/Griezmann 27, 42, 51/Celta – Ath. Bilbao 2-1 (0-1)/Swedberg 68, Alvarez 71 – Berenguer 23/Thursday20:30: (4.20) Las Palmas (3.50) Betis (1.90)22:30: (6.75) Almeria (4.60) Barcelona (1.45)23:00: (1.63) Sociedad (3.70) Valencia (7.00)***odds are subject***
