Vitor Roque has been the subject of significant transfer speculation in recent weeks, with Barcelona hoping to secure a permanent sale – despite the player presently being on loan at La Liga rivals

Palmeiras have not given up hope of signing Barcelona loanee Vitor Roque before the transfer window closes in Brazil on Feb. 28, ESPN Brasil reported.

Roque has recently lost his starting role at Real Betis due to the form of Cedric Bakambu, but the club's head coach Manuel Pellegrini hit back at suggestions that the teenager is no longer an automatic pick for the Seville team.