Valentín Barco leaving Brighton & Hove Albion?
Valentín Barco, who has been on loan at Sevilla for the first half of the season, will play the second half at the French club Strasbourg. The loan comes with an option to buy by the English club Brighton.
Brighton youngster Valentin Barco is set to join RC Strasbourg Alsace in a €10m deal imminently. Barco was one of the world's most sought-after commodities last year but failed to establish himself at Brighton after his move from Boca Juniors and is now making a quick exit after a disappointing loan spell at Sevilla.
Valentín Barco will play on loan at Estrasburgo for the remaining four months of the current season. The French club has a mandatory purchase agreement for 10 million euros. This decision follows Brighton's termination of Barco's loan to Sevilla due to limited playing opportunities.
The departure of Valentín Barco is imminent as Sevilla's coach requested a left-back, indicating Barco's exit is just a matter of time.
Sevilla is looking to finalize the departure of Valentín Barco in the coming days.
Valentín Barco, the Argentine left-back on loan from Brighton, will not be called up for the match after requesting not to participate. The details are being finalized to terminate his loan prematurely. Barco has not managed to establish himself in García Pimienta's system, and the English club is already looking for a new destination where he can have more prominence.
Valentín Barco has requested not to be part of the squad for the Andalusian derby. An agreement is being finalized to end his loan from Brighton prematurely, and Brighton will seek another destination for him in this winter transfer window to ensure he gets playing time that he hasn't received at Sevilla.
Valentín Barco is one of the main candidates to leave Sevilla in the coming days.
Both Sevilla and Brighton, the club that owns Barco's contract, have been considering ending his loan since late November. Barco initially wanted to stay and prove his worth, but the ongoing lack of opportunities has led him to seek new horizons where he can regain prominence.
Valentín Barco's stint at Sevilla appears likely to end in the upcoming January transfer window. Although he was signed in the summer to replace Marcos Acuña, Barco has found it challenging to earn a place in the plans of Sevilla's coach, Francisco Javier García Pimienta. He has only managed to play 90 minutes in the Copa del Rey against Olot and has not featured in any LaLiga matches. The club is contemplating the early termination of his loan, a decision driven by Barco's altered perspective resulting from the scarcity of opportunities.
Valentín Barco's loan from Brighton to Sevilla is likely to end prematurely as he has not convinced coach García Pimienta. Despite impressive performances in the Cup, Barco is not seen as a long-term solution, leading to uncertainty about his future at the club.
Siviglia has initiated contacts with Brighton for Valentin Barco. According to TyC Sports, the promising Argentine defender needs to play to mature and grow. Consequently, the English club might loan him out as requested by the Spaniards, but they demand that no purchase option be included: neither a buyout clause nor a conditional obligation.
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