Vitor Roque will be available to play full part this weekend, upon Real Betis locking horns with Barcelona in a La Liga clash.
The name of frontman Roque has of course returned to the forefront of the headlines in the buildup to the upcoming round of La Liga fixtures.
This comes as the Brazilian’s current club – Real Betis, prepare to lock horns with his parent club – Barcelona.
Roque joined the former on loan with an option to buy this past summer, after an altogether difficult six-month stint in Catalunya’s capital.
So, what is his status for Saturday’s clash at the Estadio Benito Villamarín?
Often, upon loan deals being made between two clubs from the same division, a ‘fear clause’ is inserted into the terms of the contract, to ensure that the player involved is not eligible to face his parent employers.
Roque, however, is under no such restriction.
As reiterated by Mundo Deportivo this week:
‘Tigrinho refused to accept the fear clause that the Barcelona board wanted to include in his contract.’
He will therefore be at the disposal of boss Manuel Pellegrini on Saturday evening.
Conor Laird – GSFN
