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[Albion] Julio Enciso - Paraguay’s new wonder kid (Signed 17/06/2022)



brighton terra

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Dec 5, 2008
1,545
Worthing
Another very credible source says it’s happening soon!

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S'hampton Seagull

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Oct 12, 2003
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Southampton
Really? We sent the polish wonder kid straight to Belgium I would have assumed he was more ready for PL football. This has a classic 6 month loan abroad, followed by a season roughing it out in league 1 or the championship before a breakthrough season halfway through his contract
Ignore me I was totally wrong! Apparently he is staying with his current team until the end of the season.

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Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
34,009
East Wales
Imagine moving to England from Paraguay at the age of 17, you’ve got to grow up quickly when you’re a footballer.
 


The Fits

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Jun 29, 2020
10,106
Exciting but you do have to wonder how some of our teenagers would do at that level. For him to make an impact here (given we are now a top ten Premier League side) he’d have to become one of the greatest players Paraguay has ever produced.
 


Live by the sea

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Oct 21, 2016
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It’s not a massive risk - at around £6m at his stage at development , playing for Paraguay he must be around championship level even at 18. If he doesn’t progress further it’s unlikely the club will lose any money on him , however if he goes on to fully met his potential in a year or so , he would be worth a lot more than we paid for him !
 




Perkino

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Dec 11, 2009
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It’s not a massive risk - at around £6m at his stage at development , playing for Paraguay he must be around championship level even at 18. If he doesn’t progress further it’s unlikely the club will lose any money on him , however if he goes on to fully met his potential in a year or so , he would be worth a lot more than we paid for him !

Developing him and giving him game time in our first team will help his value skyrocket, I'd like to see a few more from the conveyor belt/production line getting first team action
 


Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
19,361
Worthing
Developing him and giving him game time in our first team will help his value skyrocket, I'd like to see a few more from the conveyor belt/production line getting first team action

Sanchez, Lamptey, Moder, MacAllister, Alzate, Sarmiento, Roberts, Ferguson.

Have I missed any?
 


PeterT

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Apr 21, 2017
2,308
Hove
Imagine moving to England from Paraguay at the age of 17, you’ve got to grow up quickly when you’re a footballer.

It must be very difficult seeing all that poverty and squalor on a daily basis. It’s probably no better in Paraguay!
 




Live by the sea

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Oct 21, 2016
4,718
Developing him and giving him game time in our first team will help his value skyrocket, I'd like to see a few more from the conveyor belt/production line getting first team action


This player plus the polish guy we bought this window and loaned to Union are not
Just very talented 18yr olds they are at the very top end of elite in their whole country . We are signing some of the cream of talent , some of these young players at this level are likely to go in to become big big
players .
 








Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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GOSBTS

It must be very difficult seeing all that poverty and squalor on a daily basis. It’s probably no better in Paraguay!

Hopefully we don't let him live in Lancing or Portslade
 












Hugo Rune

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Feb 23, 2012
23,686
Brighton
Imagine moving to England from Paraguay at the age of 17, you’ve got to grow up quickly when you’re a footballer.

This is a good article about the transfer:
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/18-...record-fee-for-club-libertad/view/news/398810

His dream is European football and he is even having english lessons in preparation but I do think he'll remain in Paraguay on loan for quite a bit longer.

In other news, it looks like our former teenage, left winger, south american target, Alan Velasco, is off to the US of A having been priced out of a move to the biggest league in the world last year:
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-...ndiente-await-official-offer/view/news/398555
 


Perkino

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Dec 11, 2009
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Sanchez, Lamptey, Moder, MacAllister, Alzate, Sarmiento, Roberts, Ferguson.

Have I missed any?

I am in no way criticising the academy. I'm a huge advocate for the academy and the fabulous players it is producing, I would just like to see more minutes for such players. Potter has developed a formation that allows plenty of players with attacking potential to be involved in some fantastic play. The more this continues the better.

What we have seen from Alzate recently shows his quality and I've never seen a goalkeeper so young looks so composed as Sanchez. We recruit some exceptionally gifted players and I'm certain that most young players will see a clear and obvious route to the first team as a huge contributing factor in deciding which club to choose.
 






prawnsarnies

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Jan 20, 2010
1,111
I think the quicker the first team get to 40 points it would be good to get some premier game time for some of the youngsters, ready for next season when the squad will look much younger but much stronger.
 


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