**Everton have been linked with a move to sign Brazilian forward Vitor Roque, but by making this deal, the Toffees could encounter a similar problem to Tyler Dibling, only worse.**
This week has seen renewed links that would suggest Everton are in the market for some attacking reinforcements. [Vitor Roque has been linked with Everton](https://www.everton.news/everton-join-race-to-sign-brazils-next-ronaldo-nazario-in-41m-transfer/) in what would be an ambitious swoop for a player who is still considered a future star for the Selecao.
However, signing Roque would be a risk. He had a short-lived spell in Spain, which didn’t work out for a reason that would only be worse if he were to move to Merseyside.
Signing Roque would be really exciting. A hard-working, aggressive, quick, and skillful Brazilian striker who was once billed to become the next Ronaldo Nazario; however, he could be destined to fail.
This is due to a pretty simple reason, that being he would miss Brazil and almost certainly get homesick.
Roque’s time at Barcelona was a struggle due to his being homesick, and therefore quickly returned to Brazil instead. If Roque was so homesick in Spain that he failed to settle and perform, needing a return, then what chance does he have in the North West of England?
Roque getting homesick would be a more extreme version of Tyler Dibling, who suffered from being homesick at Everton when he joined, but also as a kid at Chelsea, both of which are only a couple of hours up the road, not halfway around the world.
So signing Roque carries a massive amount of risk and could end up worse than the Dibling situation, given the massive disparity in the distance from home he will be.
With £41m quoted as the base-point for negotiations by Palmeiras, Roque would be a massive risk that Everton doesn’t need to take right now, with better and safer options available in January.
[Troy Parrott would be one](https://www.everton.news/troy-parrott-will-surely-have-everton-officials-wincing-after-balogun-debacle/), Will Lankshear another. Everton should avoid the risk associated with Roque, as if he costs over £40m and wants a move back to Brazil, it will almost certainly end up in a huge loss.