Vitor Roque has been chatting with Deco this week after the Barcelona sporting director flew out to Brazil to check on the club’s new signing.
The teenager is currently recovering from injury but is due back in November and could also move to Barcelona in January rather than next summer.
Vitor Roque was asked what he spoke with Deco about and offered up the following explanation.
“They were positive conversations that anything can happen in January, but if it doesn’t happen, head well, calm down and focus here on Athletico,” he told Mundo Deportivo.