Barcelona and Nike might have come to an agreement on which athlete to wear Barcelona’s legendary No.10 jersey. According to Catalan newspaper El Nacional, Brazilian sensation Vitor Roque could get the shirt as well, along with Nike already embracing the move.

In the year 2019, the 14-year-old Roque played in the Lionel Messi shirt. Vitor Roque is associated with Nike and is wearing the company’s Phantom GX 2 football shoes.

BARCELONA AND NIKE AGREE ON VITOR ROQUE AS SUCCESSOR OF LIONEL MESSI’S NO. 10 JERSEYVitor Roque currently wears the number. 9 jersey for Club Athletico Paranaense, which is currently occupied by Lewandowski.

VITOR ROQUE X NO. 10 IS NOT CONFIRMED YETIt is it is important to remember the fact that Vitor Roque x No. 10, isn’t confirmed as of yet. Another option is that he choose to keep the 16th 12′, the ’19” or even “24”.

Roque is an 18-year-old talented player who will be joining Barcelona at the beginning of January. The transfer cost is believed to be in the region of EUR30m as he is considered to be Messi’s successor according to journalists in Catalan media.

HIS NUMBER IS NOT CONFIRMED YET

This news is coming amid reports of the pressure of Nike to Barca to let go of Fati and hand over the number to the wonderkid of 16 years old Lamine Yamal. But Roque’s remarkable career path, which included making his debut in the professional game at only 16 years old, with Cruzeiro and earning him the prized place. In addition, he was also the leading scorer at the South American U20 tournament, having scored six goals during the tournament earlier in the year.

Are you convinced that Roque can possibly follow in the boots of Messi?