The 21-year-old Brazilian striker is wanted in the Premier League, and Everton are leading the push to sign him from Palmeiras in the January window, according to reports in Spain and Brazil.
Palmeiras have set €50m (around £43m) as the minimum they will accept, a figure their board is reportedly unwilling to shift from. A deal at that price would also trigger the clause written into Roque’s move from Barcelona in February 2025.
A clause that writes its own cheque
When Palmeiras bought Roque from Barcelona for €25.5m, the Catalan club kept 20% of any future sale above €41m. At Palmeiras’s current valuation, that stake would be worth roughly €10m.
For Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, the appeal is obvious. The club is still working under tight financial constraints, and the money would arrive without any negotiation on their side.
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Palmeiras hold firm at €50m
Everton, managed by David Moyes, are not the only club watching. Agent André Cury told Brazilian outlet Bolavip that “there are many clubs in Europe interested in Vitor”, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham all linked.
Palmeiras appear open to a sale in January, provided the €50m figure is met. Roque is contracted to the Brazilian club until December 2029, which gives them room to wait.
Everton look for a forward after Beto
The move fits the shape of Moyes’s squad. Everton sold Beto to Fiorentina earlier this year and have been tracking a new striker to broaden the attack.
Roque’s profile matches that search: quick, built to press, sharp inside the box. Those traits did not come together at Barcelona, where he scored twice in 14 league appearances in 2023-24 before his career stalled.
A season-long loan to Real Betis in August 2024 was cut short the following February, and he joined Palmeiras later the same month. In Brazil he found rhythm. TeamTalk records his output there at 29 goals in 97 appearances, the kind of run that has pulled him back into the Brazil squad.
When the clause would trigger
The January transfer window opens on 1 January 2027. If Everton or any rival meet Palmeiras’s €50m valuation, Barcelona’s €10m share is due the moment the sale is registered with FIFA.
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