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It is a transfer that should be based primarily on sight: how SPORT1 You know, Bayern are about to sign Marc Roca.
Espanyol Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder, whom the record champions had on the radar a year ago, will be officially unveiled as a new signing on Monday, subject to a successful medical check-up.
TO SPORT1-Information, Roca’s transfer fee should be around nine million euros, well below a previous transfer fee of 40 million euros.
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But who really is this 23-year-old, the Spanish newspaper about his move to Munich Sport reported for the first time? To what extent is Roca ahead of Bayern, where there is a need to improve due to the loss of Thiago (Liverpool FC) and the apparently imminent departure of Javi Martínez?
SPORT1 explains the player Roca and gives an assessment with the Spanish expert Miguel Gutiérrez.
Playing style
What sets Roca apart is his technical sophistication and quick thinking. “He distributes the ball extremely safely, makes clean passes and doesn’t hold the ball for long,” Gutierrez says.
To win the ball, he should help Bayern in the future, because “he can start attacks quickly, taking to the wings again and again”. Last but not least, the Catalan impresses with long, precise balls at the top.
Gutiérrez even makes a very ambitious comparison. “He also reminds me a bit of Xabi Alonso. If Roca is surrounded by great quality, as is the case with Bayern, he certainly takes it to a higher level.”
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While that may take time, the 2019 European Under-21 champions will initially be more of a substitute than a regular midfield player, consisting of Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Corentin Tolisso.
Strengths and weaknesses
That sometimes it lacks a bit of dynamism and speed, as the Spanish football connoisseur used to say SPORT1 I already noticed in 2019, apparently it doesn’t matter too much. “His pace is not that important, and Xabi Alonso was not necessarily the fastest either.”
1.84 meters in height spread over 74 kilograms make Roca physically and in terms of length, however, not remarkable. “High balls may not always be his thing,” said the expert in First and Second, to which Roca was relegated at the end of last season. Roca made 44 appearances this season as a regular player, scoring two goals and providing three assists.
Roca is sometimes considered too impetuous, although “the second Spanish league is also a knockout league,” restricts Gutiérrez.
Price-performance ratio
In Gutiérrez’s opinion, sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić has “shown a good eye”: the transfer fee, which has been reduced to nine million, is a manageable financial risk: “What comes next: Regardless of whether I would play or not: His Current market value will increase only for you future buyer, because then it will come from Bayern. ”
Even if coach Hansi Flick kept a low profile Saturday due to excellent execution, priced in the single-digit millions, Gutierrez sees Roca as a good catch: “It’s not a waste of money. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (CEO, editor’s note) made a good deal. “
Origin and mentality
Born in 1996 in Vilafranca del Penedès, a municipality in the southwest of the province of Barcelona, Roca – translated into German: the rock – comes from a gastronomic family that still runs a restaurant in Celler today. So it’s no wonder the 23-year-old is also a passionate cook.
When Gutiérrez speaks of the southpaw, it is also about his being “head smart.” A degree in political and administrative science also speaks to this.
Either way, one thing is clear for Gutiérrez: Roca can excel in a great team. “And at his young age he still has his career ahead of him.”
