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[Albion] Valentín Barco ** Loan To Strasbourg with obligation to buy 02/02/2025**









GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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Reports that Chelsea are interested in Barco. Who knows if true but is he our player still to sell and if so, any likelihood we would give him another going over now a full season has passed?
Well, he ain't going to get much game time there unless Cucurella gets injured.
 


Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

I believe in Joe Hendry
Oct 4, 2003
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Reports that Chelsea are interested in Barco. Who knows if true but is he our player still to sell and if so, any likelihood we would give him another going over now a full season has passed?
Strasbourg are owned by Boehly as well. They’ll exercise their option/obligation and then sell him to Chelsea.

Pretty much what Nürnberg did when exercising their option on Tzimas and selling him to us immediately.
 










US Seagull

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Jul 17, 2003
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Cleveland, OH
If he does end up at Chelsea then it would suggest that his problem wasn't with English culture, or the weather, or not getting playing time since he's got to know that his chances at Chelsea are going to be even more rare.
 








Zeberdi

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Oct 20, 2022
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If he does end up at Chelsea then it would suggest that his problem wasn't with English culture, or the weather, or not getting playing time since he's got to know that his chances at Chelsea are going to be even more rare.
Chelsea might suit his prima donna preciousness though - if indeed that was the problem at Brighton and Sevilla - Chelsea don’t exercise a NDP as far as I can ascertain.
 






Lady Whistledown

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Jul 7, 2003
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Chelsea don’t exercise a NDP as far as I can ascertain.
I can't help feeling the so-called NDP is a load of old crap anyway. Surely all clubs* actively seek to avoid players who are meant to be disruptive, troublesome or just out and out knobheads? Why would you consciously sign somebody who would upset the delicate balance of the dressing room, assuming you knew about that element of their character?

*other than Marseilles, Chelsea and Newcastle
 












Albion my Albion

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Feb 6, 2016
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any likelihood we would give him another going over now a full season has passed?

The Albion could put the boot in on Barco but I'm not sure another run though would mean that much as far as increasing Barco's quality.
 




Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

I believe in Joe Hendry
Oct 4, 2003
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Played 15 games for Strasbourg since his loan in Feb. Looks like he's been pretty much played most games since the loan.

Started 14 out of 14 in the league. Transfermarkt does b has him missing one game but that was played on the day he signed for them so he was probably ineligible anyway.
 




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