According to Daily Sport, Barcelona's new head coach
Frick
has agreed to let the Brazilian striker
Roark
Staying with the team and will do all he can to unlock the potential of the current roster.
During Xavi's reign, Roque's appearances were few and far between. Xavi had made it clear that he wanted to send the Brazilian striker out on loan, making Roque's situation at Barcelona extremely awkward. This situation has also led to discontent from Roque's agent, who prefers the player to leave the club on a direct transfer rather than on loan.
Despite the controversy surrounding Roque's situation, the Barcelona management has remained silent on his situation. Roque was a player that Barca president Laporta and sporting director Deco advocated signing, with the club even shelling out an extra fee to bring the Brazilian player on board early in the winter window. However, with Xavi's sacking, the consensus on Roque's stay has become uncertain.
New manager Frick is well aware of Barcelona's financial woes, so he has decided to focus on unlocking the potential of the current squad and improving the team as much as possible. Both Frick and the Barcelona management have agreed to keep Roque in the team, committed to bringing more contributions to the team in the new season.
A key issue is that Barcelona need to complete the registration of Roque before the start of the new season. In the second half of the season, the club registered Roque only through the use of Garvey's injury exception. In order to ensure that Roque will be able to play, Barcelona will have to sort out his registration before the new season.
