Barcelona once again provided the backdrop for one of Victor Orta’s Leeds United transfer pitches as Marc Roca found his eyes lighting up at the prospect of the move. The 25-year-old’s move from Bayern Munich to the Whites was announced on Friday afternoon, bringing an end to a negotiation which first began in the winter.
It’s a £10m switch which carries the same hallmarks as many of the pursuits Orta has executed in his time at Elland Road. In this case, a sojourn in the major Spanish city was used to woo Roca much in the way Junior Firpo had been wooed there 12 months earlier.
“For me, it was incredible how Victor comes to Barcelona because we had a meeting and he explained to me why they want me, what I can do, where I can improve,” Roca said. “Everything they presented to me I was very impressed and I loved it from the first moment.”
