Valentin Barco’s presentation in Brighton
Valentín Barco was officially confirmed as the new reinforcement of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. The English club paid the 10 million dollars corresponding to his exit clause and in this way Boca Juniors, which had made a last attempt to renew his contract with a salary improvement to bet on a future sale for a higher figure, will have to settle. with the one stipulated in their contract and look for a replacement in this market. The 19-year-old full-back signed a five-year deal.
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The English team announced its arrival by simulating a negotiation of the famous video game Football Manager, because the young man who emerged from the La Ribera club’s quarry gained popularity in Europe as a result of this game. Barco is one of the highlights of this video game that was born in England in 1992 with the name Championship Manager and is very similar to the series of simulators that were created in Spain also in the 90s called PC Fútbol. The video was accompanied by the new nickname he received in British territory: Wonderkid.
After announcing the agreement between all parties, the footballer who is currently focused on the Pre-Olympic to get a ticket to Paris 2024 with the Argentine Under 23 team was encouraged to send a message in English to the club’s supporters. “Hello Brighton fans, I’m Valentín Barco. See you soon,” he blurted out while raising his left thumb.
“We have known Valentin for a long time and are impressed with the progress he has made nationally and internationally. We are delighted to welcome him to the club and look forward to seeing how he progresses and develops under Roberto (De Zerbi). He has predominantly played on the left side, as a full-back, full-back or winger, but he also demonstrated his versatility with Boca, playing in midfield. He is an exciting prospect, but it is also important that we give him time, as he needs to adapt and adapt to the new environment and the Premier League,” said David Weir, the club’s head of football.
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According to reports, the East Sussex entity offered $10,500,000 to keep its token, but Xeneize ruled out that exit route since in that case it was going to make less than $8 million in cash taking into account taxes. Through the execution of his clause, he will be left with about 9,500,000 dollars in total and cash, since the Argentine institution is only deducted 3% from the retirement fund for players and 2% for the AFA (the Barco’s representative will negotiate on his own his commission with Brighton, taxes and 15% for the footballer).
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The 19-year-old youth burst onto the scene at a very young age and made his debut under Miguel Ángel Russo. However, it was with Jorge Almirón that he began to have more experience in the Primera and established himself not as a left back – his natural position – but as an attacking midfielder/winger. In 2023, he exploded in the key match against Deportivo Pereira of Colombia in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores and earned the recognition of the fans and the consideration of the coaching staff. From there, he became part of the stable starting eleven while also wearing the Under 20 shirt of the Argentine national team.
Valentín Barco, to the Pre-Olympic with the Sub 23 and then will wear the English Brighton shirt (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
In the middle of last year, several European clubs set their sights on him. El Colo chose to remain in La Ribera taking into account that the team was going to face the round of 16 of the Libertadores and postponed what could have been an immediate sale in July. Although he focused on sports in the following months, he had decided that at the end of the year, after Boca’s fate in international competition was decided, he would pack his bags to try his luck abroad.
The native of the Buenos Aires town of 25 de Mayo had a contract with ), but he was immediately affected by training under the tutelage of Javier Mascherano, who counts him as a key player to face the Venezuelan Olympic Qualifiers on the way to the Paris Games in which Argentina will debut next Sunday, January 21 against Paraguay.
Immediately after his participation with the Albiceleste, Barco will travel to England to settle permanently and focus on what will be his presentation in the Premier League, where he will share the squad with another Juveniles teammate such as Facundo Buonanotte. Brighton is currently coached by the Italian Roberto De Zerbi, one of the most highly regarded coaches on the Old Continent today. The Seagulls are in seventh place in the Premier League and aspire to qualify for an international cup in addition to also battling in the FA Cup (they qualified for the fourth round after defeating Stoke City, while they were eliminated by Chelsea in the Cup of the English League).
Colo’s numbers in Boca show that from 2021 (date of his professional debut) until the end of 2023 he played just 35 games, scored a goal and contributed 4 assists. He was part of the 2019/2020 Argentine Cup champion squad and the championship obtained in 2022. He is one of the youth players with international projection monitored by the Senior National Team and will bet on staying on the albiceleste path with a view to the 2026 World Cup and the medium-term future. long term.
2024-01-20 12:05:00
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