Gavi’s ACL Injury Provides Good News For Barca And Vitor Roque

Vitor Roque might be provisionally registered until June, which would be fantastic news for Barcelona given Gavi’s anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The 19-year-old will need surgery after suffering an ACL injury while playing for Spain against Georgia in their Euro 2024 qualifying match. Barcelona will be able to register Roque provisionally until June by using 80% of the pay that Gavi released, according to Rac1. They have chosen to hold off until they receive official word from the authorities, despite being notified about this change by La Liga on Wednesday afternoon.

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The summer Roque race was won by the Catalan club after they agreed to pay Athletico Paranaense €35 million (£30 million/$38 million). However, they were unable to register the player due to their difficulties with La Liga’s strict Financial Fair Play requirements. The striker’s agent, Andre Cury, had previously stated that he will sign for Barcelona in January 2024, and that might very well come to be.

However, according to Sport, Xavi is keen to add a midfielder to the squad and has had a chat with sporting director Deco regarding this matter. The manager wants a like-for-like replacement for Gavi as he thinks Barcelona are running thin on resources at the centre of the park. There have been talks of pursuing Giovani Lo Celso or Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez as potential loan options.

Barcelona cannot afford to sign two new players in January, therefore they will have to decide between Roque and a midfielder. Now, it will be interesting to see how Xavi answers this difficult call!