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[Albion] Valentín Barco **Signed 20/01/24**



Brian Fantana

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I assume he would be; but of course we're a little snookered in terms of how many changes we can make to out Europa squad.

I think we have 1 space without removing players like Lamptey or Lallana, and we need to potentially add Enciso, if he is fit in time.

Correct. 1 space remaining. Moder and Enciso need to be added if we want them to be involved.

Dahoud and Lallana out I reckon.
 






Flounce

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Nov 15, 2006
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The fact that I have seen a video of him standing on a ball before going past a player sold him to me instantly. I used to love Colwill rolling the ball under his foot but this takes it to another level. I want to see him do this ball standing against Liverpool and City before he sets off on a run and puts in a cross that ends up in the back of the net.
 








dazzer6666

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Think we have up to the day before the first leg of the ko stage to add players, so plenty of time to see who deserves to make it. Injuries could impact selection as well.
 


MTSeagulls

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My Brazilian friend just sent this pic of 'the mf mocking us in our last Libertadores defeat'.
Us being Palmeiras in the semi finals.
 

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Think we have up to the day before the first leg of the ko stage to add players, so plenty of time to see who deserves to make it. Injuries could impact selection as well.
Presumably the first leg of the February KO stage, rather than OUR first KO leg, in March?
 




Miximate

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Sorry, is this a 'done deal' (maybe I have missed it) or are we being a bit dizzy and giddy with anticipated excitement?!
 


The Fits

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The lad could have signed for pretty much any big club in the WORLD, and has seemingly chosen to come to us. There is not a chance he has done so, without very firm promises that he's coming to play first team football.
Obviously there was some interest pre Christmas (from other clubs) but by that logic you or I could sign for any club in the World. Teams have to actually bid for players to sign them and it looks like we (by some miracle given how keen City seemed to be) are the only team who've actually done that.
 


dazzer6666

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Presumably the first leg of the February KO stage, rather than OUR first KO leg, in March?
Not 100% clear

45.08
For the qualifying phase and the play-offs, a club may register a maximum of two new eligible players on List A after the above-mentioned deadlines, provided the quota of locally trained players is respected. Such registration must be completed by 24.00CET on the day before the relevant first-leg match and the club’s association must confirm in writing that the new player is eligible to play at domestic level at this time.
 




dazzer6666

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Obviously there was some interest pre Christmas (from other clubs) but by that logic you or I could sign for any club in the World. Teams have to actually bid for players to sign them and it looks like we (by some miracle given how keen City seemed to be) are the only team who've actually done that.
Not when there is a release clause.
 


ConfusedGloryHunter

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Pretty much every club is a stepping stone club isn't it? Other than Citeh, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern and maybe PSG, every club can and does lose players to a bigger club. The benefit of us doing so well is that the clubs that we might lose players to has reduced significantly. For example, I don't see us selling our best player to Tottenham like we did with Bissouma. Now, it's down to clubs that offer either a boatload more money or title/Champions League winning potential or both.
Yes and no. We are unlikely to sell our best players to Spurs unless they are coming to the end of their contracts. So Biss type sales are still to be expected as they are our business model. However unwanted sales of our best players are less likely since only a few clubs are as stupid with money as Chelsea are/were.
 


















Beanstalk

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I'm pretty certain that he will be on our first team bench, from the very first match that he is fit and available for selection.

The lad could have signed for pretty much any big club in the WORLD, and has seemingly chosen to come to us. There is not a chance he has done so, without very firm promises that he's coming to play first team football.
I agree. I also wonder if RDZ will want to use him as the hybrid full back out of possession, deep lying midfielder in possession, that he's been experimenting with over the past few months (mainly with Milner). Barco looks like he has all the attributes to play in this role.

This would allow both him and Pervis to play on the pitch at the same time with Pervis as the LCB out of possession, wide LB in possession.
 


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