Vitor Roque's signing for Palmeiras falls through

Real Betis Balompié

Vitor Roque will not join Palmeiras… at least not in this transfer window. The Sao Paulo club has just broken off negotiations with Barcelona and Real Betis to bring in Tigrinho, with whom they had already reached an agreement earlier this week, considering that the transfer window in Brazil closes next Friday the 28th.

Brazilian journalist André Hernán was the first to break the news, and other Brazilian media outlets have confirmed that Verdao has pulled out of the deal, considering their star signing of 2025 as lost. They reported that the Paulistas were informed this Monday that the League would not authorize the transfer of the forward this week.

Everything collapsed this Monday, when the League reportedly informed Barça that it would not authorize the operation due to bureaucratic reasons.

According to the competition's protocol, Vitor Roque, who is on loan at Betis until June 30, should terminate his current loan agreement and then be registered again by Barça. As the transfer window is closed in Spain, Betis cannot "return" the player.

Furthermore, due to legal issues related to the League's regulations, Betis cannot loan a player to Palmeiras who is already registered on loan. Therefore, Palmeiras has decided to consider the signing of Tigrinho lost.