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Barcelona newboy Vitor Roque reveals key Xavi advice before making his debut as he hails move ‘a dream come true’

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<p>Roque made his highly-anticipated Barcelona debut on Thursday evening, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-las-palmas-robert-lewandowski-ferran-torres/blt65a73530a0e00f2d" target="_blank">enjoying a brief cameo against Las Palmas</a>. His Blaugrana move was made official earlier today, when he was officially unveiled before the club's in-house media.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">💙❤️ Vitor Roque is blaugrana! <a href="https://t.co/g1NHbHc4rN">pic.twitter.com/g1NHbHc4rN</a></p>— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1743244461260337370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>At his ceremony, <a href="https://x.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1743227841502724195?s=20" target="_blank">Roque offered some insight</a> into his maiden Barca appearance: "It's a dream come true to be here. Before I made my debut yesterday, Xavi told me to be calm. My teammates received me very well, in the best way possible."</p>

WHAT VITOR ROQUE SAID

<p>Roque arrived at Barca at the start of the month after the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/vitor-roque-barcelona-xavi-training-update-eur35m-brazilian-forward/blta1975413d96e0671#csdf27a2644999a84c" target="_blank">Blaugrana agreed an inital fee of €35m (£30m/$39m)</a> with Athletico Paranaense to secure his services. They fought off interest from Real Madrid and Arsenal to bring in the highly-rated teenager.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The Brazilian striker figures to be a part of the Barca setup for the remainder of the season. With starting No.9 Robert Lewandowski struggling, Roque could be in line for heavy minutes in the coming months. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ROQUE?

Barcelona newboy Vitor Roque reveals key Xavi advice before making his debut as he hails move ‘a dream come true’ | Goal.com United Arab Emirates

Barcelona&apos;s new teenage striker Vitor Roque revealed the advice manager Xavi offered before he made his &quot;dream&quot; debut.