Barcelona-bound star snubbed offers from Liverpool, Arsenal and other European giants in bid to join La Liga giants: Reports

Vitor Roque reportedly rejected contract offers from Liverpool, Arsenal and a host of other teams before committing his future to Barcelona.

Roque, 18, has been a topic of major speculation since the turn of the year, being linked with a a number of European clubs including Barça.

According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona have finalised the Athletico Paranaense star's arrival for an initial £30 million. They have handed the forward a five-year deal ahead of a January transfer.

According to Relevo, Roque rejected a number of offers from reputed clubs prior to his switch to the Catalan side. He was approached by Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur.

However, Roque has reportedly told both Athletico Paranaense and his agents that he is only looking forward to joining Xavi Hernandez's side.

Roque, whose current deal is set to expire in May 2027, could prove to be a great signing for the Blaugrana. With Robert Lewandowski in his 30s, he would find a chance to break into their first-team plans soon.

So far, the Barcelona-bound attacker has scored 22 goals and laid out nine assists in 66 overall appearances for Athletico Paranaense.

Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu's agent Kingsley Ogbodo has revealed that three big European clubs are monitoring his client. He told BOLD:

Apart from Liverpool, Dorgu has also drawn interest from Manchester City and the Blaugrana. Lavishing praise on his client, Ogbodo added:

Ogbodo opined on the Liverpool and Barcelona target's plans, adding:

Dorgu, whose current deal is set to expire in June 2027, joined Lecce for £171,000 from FC Nordsjaelland this month after a temporary stint.

So far, the 18-year-old has featured in 38 games for Lecce Primavera.