Valentin Barco

Ish said:
Can’t lie and say I’ve watched him or even heard of him outside of seeing him mentioned on the Caf but if he’s as talented as the hype suggests, seems another great signing for Brighton who they’ll shift for a mammoth gain in a few years as per seemingly their business model. Possibly means Estupinan will be looked at, at a couple of bigger clubs next summer or the summer thereafter?
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I saw him first a while back before last summer and to be honest, he's one of those players where you could see right away he had all the ability to make it to the top. Think I put him down somewhere as a potential signing somewhere on here.

It's not often you see a player and can tell straight away they have so much quality, but for me it was just how he moved about the pitch and his technical quality on the ball that stood out above everybody else. Watched a few other games after that and it was the same. Brighton is probably the best place for him at this to go and develop towards making the next step.
 
Oranges038 said:
I saw him first a while back before last summer and to be honest, he's one of those players where you could see right away he had all the ability to make it to the top. Think I put him down somewhere as a potential signing somewhere on here.

It's not often you see a player and can tell straight away they have so much quality, but for me it was just how he moved about the pitch and his technical quality on the ball that stood out above everybody else. Watched a few other games after that and it was the same. Brighton is probably the best place for him at this to go and develop towards making the next step.
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Agreed re Brighton and thanks for the update. I’ve seen him mentioned a few times here the past few months and it seems he is quite talented yeah. Surprised no one challenged Brighton and/or the selling club asked for a higher fee (considering what the Endricks etc leave South America for, at times). Will be interested to see his development.
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
I wonder if it was scouting (lack of), FFP or the ineptness of pre-SJR United that stopped us being interested in deals like this. Such a big upside and a tiny downside.
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I’ve posted before about this but the Albion have forged relationships over a long time with agents and clubs. Not every deal comes off directly, but it gives the club contacts and a firm understanding of how to get a deal done. Without Billy Arce (who nobody has heard of, including most Brighton fans), there would’ve been no MacAllister, Enciso, Caicedo, Estupinan or Barco joining Brighton.
 
UTAretro said:
I’ve posted before about this but the Albion have forged relationships over a long time with agents and clubs. Not every deal comes off directly, but it gives the club contacts and a firm understanding of how to get a deal done. Without Billy Arce (who nobody has heard of, including most Brighton fans), there would’ve been no MacAllister, Enciso, Caicedo, Estupinan or Barco joining Brighton.
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Definitely worked very well.

No excuse for us not to do similar… or at least a lot better than we‘ve been doing. Our scouting seems to consist of 100 players and paying whatever the selling club wants.. or more.

It won’t going forward though.
 
Hopefully he won't sink in the PL waters
 
Surprised to see them buy Ferdi Kadioglu and loan him out. I thought he had settled will in Brighton team.
 
Like I predicted before, he doesn't really have a position. He can work in a very attacking team as a LB maybe.
 
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