Valentín Barco was officially presented as a new Brighton player

After qualifying for the Argentine U23 National Team for the Olympic Games, Argentine defender Valentín Barco was officially presented today as a new player for Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club of the Premier League. Look who’s here,” posted the X account of the English team with a photo of the Argentine footballer wearing his new jersey. In addition, he uploaded a video of the left-back touring the facilities of the team from the southeast of England.It should be remembered that Barco, 19, executed the buyout clause of 10 million dollars and left Boca, the club where he trained as a player, to join the team commanded by Roberto De Zerbi.The young footballer became a reinforcement of the English club after achieving with the Argentine U23 team the qualification to the Games Paris 2024 in the Olympic Qualifiers in Venezuela. After celebrating the 1-0 win over Brazil, with a goal from Luciano Gondou and a cross from Barco himself, the left-back or midfielder took a plane to England.At the airport before boarding, the 19-year-old left a message to Boca fans through the media: “I’m grateful to all the Boca fans, To the club, to the directors, to everyone for these ten years that I lived. But I’m very happy to take this step. Boca is everything to me, they gave me everything from the beginning. I came to the club at the age of 9, a lifetime. I’m very grateful to all the fans and happy to take this step.”

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