Vitor Roque is close to leaving Barcelona after receiving a 50% offer from Serie A.

On Tuesday, a big update on the status of transfer-linked Barcelona player Vitor Roque became public. This comes as reports suggest that the Brazilian international could soon move to Italy.

It is common known that headliner Roque's future remains uncertain ahead of the upcoming campaign. After failing to persuade ex-manager Xavi of his abilities during his first six months at the club, it is unknown how the Brazilian is faring in his efforts to achieve similar results under Hansi Flick's supervision. Those of a Blaugrana persuasion who want Roque to stay put for the upcoming campaign will undoubtedly be concerned to hear the latest word on the matter from the Italian media.

According to a source from Il Messaggero, as published by Diario Sport, Lazio is aggressively seeking to bring Roque to Rome for the 2024/25 season. As for the player himself, he was skeptical by a recent offer for his services from Saudi Arabia. After seeing their original proposal for a loan with option to buy rejected by Barcelona, Lazio has returned to the table, with the following strategy:

'They would be willing to pay roughly 20 million euros for fifty percent of the striker's economic rights, believing that he can perform well and that a sale in the future would benefit both Lazio and Barcelona.' It remains to be seen whether the Camp Nou brass are willing to move forward under such conditions.

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