Fabrizio Romano has said that Tottenham Hotspur tried their best to hijack Barcelona’s move for Brazilian sensation Vitor Roque last summer, hinting that the club could now try again to sign the youngster this summer.

Roque is widely viewed as one of the best-attacking talents to emerge from Brazilian football over the last few years.

The striker has outstanding numbers in front of goal since breaking into Athletico Paranaense’s senior side and even though he only turned 19 a couple of months ago, he has already been capped by the Selecao.

During last summer?s transfer window, Mundo Deportivo reported that Spurs were trying to hijack Barcelona’s move for the teenager as the Catalan giants were delaying sending over the papers for the transfer despite striking a deal with Paranaense.
However, in the end, Barca managed to wrap up the deal for the centre-forward, signing him for an initial fee of £26m, which could rise to £52m if some performance-related add-ons are achieved (Daily Mail).

The youngster linked up with the La Liga club in January but he has found game time hard to come by, having started just two league games for the Catalan giants (Transfermarkt).

It was reported by TBR Football a couple of days ago that Roque could be allowed to leave Camp Nou this summer, with his availability thought to have alerted the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham.

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