[Albion] Valentín Barco **Season Loan To Sevilla 23/08/24**

[kjgood]

Well I just don’t understand this one, but what do I know about the inner working and thinking of the club. Just from a supporter point of view he looked like a bright spark you would want to filter into the starting line up.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Exactly my thoughts. If he does well, playing at a big club in La Liga, why would he want to come back to Brighton.

Money.

 

[Bakero]

True, but he looks to me like someone who could throw a mega strop trying to get his own way

I think he’ll bloody love living and playing in Seville

Harsh, I know, to just go on appearance without knowing him at all and without him having actually done anything wrong!

I dunno. Will his fair, ginger skin cope with the Sevilla sunshine?

 

[Miximate]

Of his attacking qualities, I have no doubt. I am still a little underwhelmed regarding his defensive duties and think he will be (has been) easily muscled off the ball (less so Hinshelwood or Purvis). I think this is a smart move and he will return so much the better for it next season, an example being Moises, White and others.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Of his attacking qualities, I have no doubt. I am still a little underwhelmed regarding his defensive duties and think he will be (has been) easily muscled off the ball (less so Hinshelwood or Purvis). I think this is a smart move and he will return so much the better for it next season, an example being Moises, White and others.

agreed

I can only imagine that the Albion fans who are convinced he was ready to play in the Premier League were not at Bournemouth in April. The lad just cannot defend at all. He has no idea where to position himself, and most especially he is a complete liability as soon as the ball is in the air - every aerial challenge he either bottles it or commits a foul.

Huge potential, but absolutely not ready yet. He needs lots of games, that he’d not get here.

Personally I think a loan to the top of the Championship would have been better for his development- but at the end of the day, the player has to agree to the loan!

 

[GT49er]

agreed

I can only imagine that the Albion fans who are convinced he was ready to play in the Premier League were not at Bournemouth in April. The lad just cannot defend at all. He has no idea where to position himself, and most especially he is a complete liability as soon as the ball is in the air - every aerial challenge he either bottles it or commits a foul.

Huge potential, but absolutely not ready yet. He needs lots of games, that he’d not get here.

Personally I think a loan to the top of the Championship would have been better for his development- but at the end of the day, the player has to agree to the loan!

Tend to agree about the Championship. Did we try for a Championship loan, I wonder? Don't think it would have/should have been up to him to turn it down, if we had had one lined up.

 

[Safe.]

I am surprised by the loan but I can see why we would do it. Sevilla are always pretty astute defensively, great place to learn how to defend and test your technical ability.

 

[Wardy's twin]

My wider concern is that young players might look at this and think 'do I go to Brighton if they are just going to loan me out' .

 

[Greg Bobkin]

My wider concern is that young players might look at this and think 'do I go to Brighton if they are just going to loan me out' .

Probably, especially if (as seen many times before - White, Sanchez, Sarmiento, Mitoma, Caicedo, etc etc) the loan prepares them for the first team squad.

 

[Gabbiano]

My wider concern is that young players might look at this and think 'do I go to Brighton if they are just going to loan me out' .

Conversely perhaps they could look at Enciso, Minteh, Joao Pedro, seemingly Gruda and see that it's done case by case.

Hinshelwood and Ferguson too if we're counting our own academy graduates.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

agreed

I can only imagine that the Albion fans who are convinced he was ready to play in the Premier League were not at Bournemouth in April. The lad just cannot defend at all. He has no idea where to position himself, and most especially he is a complete liability as soon as the ball is in the air - every aerial challenge he either bottles it or commits a foul.

Huge potential, but absolutely not ready yet. He needs lots of games, that he’d not get here.

Personally I think a loan to the top of the Championship would have been better for his development- but at the end of the day, the player has to agree to the loan!

A little harsh, the games after that he was definitely getting stronger, also looked good in preseason….. in all honesty I was more concerned with Veltman, who is getting slower….

Championship would have been a good call.

 

[albionalex]

My wider concern is that young players might look at this and think 'do I go to Brighton if they are just going to loan me out' .

Yeah, that worked out badly for Ben White, Mac, Sanchez, Caicedo, Adingra, Mitoma, Undav, JPVH.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Confirmed by the club.

 

[Fef]

Of his attacking qualities, I have no doubt. I am still a little underwhelmed regarding his defensive duties and think he will be (has been) easily muscled off the ball (less so Hinshelwood or Purvis). I think this is a smart move and he will return so much the better for it next season, an example being Moises, White and others.

I was a bit concerned about this loan, but I have only seen him at he Amex; I have not really seen his defensive frailties myself. So with observations such as yours, I guess it will shape him up for the future. It makes me feel better about this.

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

My son is more than 'a little' put out.........guess who he has on the back of the new home kit, purchased all of two weeks ago?!

I told him to go for Pedro, but he wasn't for listening!!!

 

[pornomagboy]

do we have a recall option

 

[Triggaaar]

My son is more than 'a little' put out.........guess who he has on the back of the new home kit, purchased all of two weeks ago?!

I told him to go for Pedro, but he wasn't for listening!!!

That'll learn the little shit for not listening to his dad

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

My son is more than 'a little' put out.........guess who he has on the back of the new home kit, purchased all of two weeks ago?!

I told him to go for Pedro, but he wasn't for listening!!!

I tried to talk my son out of getting Caicedo on his Crimson away shirt

 

[heathgate]

Conversely perhaps they could look at Enciso, Minteh, Joao Pedro, seemingly Gruda and see that it's done case by case.

Hinshelwood and Ferguson too if we're counting our own academy graduates.

Don't hold your breath on Gruda.... he may still be loan fodder.

 

[jcdenton08]

Don't hold your breath on Gruda.... he may still be loan fodder.

Zero chance.