{"id":625117,"date":"2023-07-14T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625117"},"modified":"2023-07-15T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T15:17:01","slug":"manchester-united-snubbed-by-vitor-roque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/14\/manchester-united-snubbed-by-vitor-roque\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s \u2018Close To\u2019 \u00a385 Million Bid Fails as \u2018Brilliant\u2019 Forward Snubs Them for European Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United tried to hijack Barcelona&#8217;s move to sign Brazilian youngster Vitor Roque, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1679215402268651522?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirms his agent<\/a>. However, it failed to work as the La Liga champions have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/3581953\/fc-barcelona-sign-vitor-roque\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> that the 18-year-old will join them in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>One player your club needs to sell this summer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BIG TRANSFERS! One Player Every Premier League Club NEEDS to Sell!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pFgI8YJRqKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Fail to Sign Vitor Roque<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vitor Roque\u2019s agent Cury: \u201cI can confirm that English clubs tried to hijack Roque deal\u201d \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n<p>\u2757\ufe0f \u201cTottenham and Manchester United sent important bids, way better than Bar\u00e7a; close to \u20ac100m\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVitor only wanted Bar\u00e7a, there was no chance to change his mind\u201d, told Charla Podcast. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ezCswxzLCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ezCswxzLCQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1679215402268651522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Much United Offered for Roque Revealed<\/h3>\n<p>The Athletico Paranaense youth product caught the eye with his heroics for them over the last year, having scored 15 goals and provided six assists in all competitions for the Brazilian club at such a young age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/11\/harry-maguire-manchester-united-exit-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Harry Maguire Set for Talks Over Manchester United Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Catalan giants ultimately sealed the deal to sign him for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37997884\/barcelona-sign-brazil-forward-vitor-roque-18-40m-deal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">around \u00a334.2 million<\/a>, but his agent Andre Cury has revealed that United and Tottenham Hotspur both tried to hijack the deal. He said: &#8220;I can confirm that English clubs tried to hijack Roque deal. Tottenham and Manchester United sent important bids, way better than Bar\u00e7a; close to \u20ac100 million (\u00a385 million). Vitor only wanted Bar\u00e7a, there was no chance to change his mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils might have been scouting the Brazilian teenager for some time, so they tried to hijack the move for him. They are also in need of a new striker, having struggled for goals in the Premier League last season and finished among the lowest scorers in the top half of the table. However, Roque&#8217;s obsession to join Barcelona has seen him reject lucrative offers as he&#8217;s set to link up with his new teammates in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Which Striker Are United Now Prioritizing?<\/h3>\n<p>After seeing Anthony Martial struggle with fitness in the 2022\/23 term, the club are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1679089183695011841?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to have added Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund to the top of their striker list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/07\/manchester-united-rasmus-hojlund\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Set to Bid for Rasmus Hojlund Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Danish striker had an impressive 2022\/23 campaign too, scoring 12 goals and providing seven assists across all competitions &#8211; which has caught United&#8217;s attention. Now that they&#8217;ve missed out on the Brazilian sensation, who was hailed as &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/council-fernandinho-barcelona-on-signing-vitor-roque_292209_102.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brilliant&#8217;<\/a> by ex-Manchester City captain Fernandinho earlier this year,\u00a0 the Red Devils will look to seal other targets and strengthen their squad &#8211; having only <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/04\/mason-mount-manchester-united-chelsea-reaction\/\" target=\"_self\">signed Mason Mount<\/a> in the summer window so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624511\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k.jpg\" alt=\"Old Trafford\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Kiwi Globetrotters on Flickr, CC BY 2.0\u00a0[url=https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/FCKQu][img]https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/231\/448514840_b5fb10da46_k.jpg[\/img][\/url][url=https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/FCKQu]Manchester United, Old Trafford[\/url] by [url=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7681539@N03\/]kiwiglobetrotters[\/url], on Flickr\u00a0<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United tried to hijack Barcelona&#8217;s move to sign Brazilian youngster Vitor Roque, confirms his agent. However, it failed to work as the La Liga champions have announced that the 18-year-old will join them in 2024. Watch:\u00a0One player your club needs to sell this summer: Manchester United Fail to Sign Vitor Roque Vitor Roque\u2019s agent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":624511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1365,18,24,28],"tags":[9740],"class_list":["post-625117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-barcelona","category-manchester-united","category-tottenham","category-transfers","tag-vitor-roque"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}