“Call me Colo”: Valentín Barco’s funny presentation in English at Brighton: when could he make his Premier League debut?

Valentine’s Day boat He landed in England and tried on the shirt of his new club, the Brighton & Hove Albion football club of the Premier League. He had already introduced himself there through social networks and officially joined this week after finishing his participation in the Pre-Olympic with the Argentine national team.

“look who’s there“, posted the account Brighton

“Valentine’s Day arrived late“, he added jokingly in another publication. With his arrival, the 19-year-old boy will be the second Argentine in the team. He will have his compatriot as a partner Facundo Goodnight. The institution itself even asked the boy from Rosario Central to warn Colo about the most salient aspect of the club. “The best thing about Brighton is its people“, He answered.

Beyond the possible adaptation time that Colo will need to start taking his first steps in Europe, he will also have a big goal off the pitch: learn English. Barco made this clear in a video in which he introduced himself to his fans, leaving Spanish aside and now daring to express his first words in the native language of his new country of residence.

“Hi, my name is Valentín Barco, but they call me Colo. Thank you very much Brighton for trusting me, I am very eager to play for this team and in the Premier League, the best league in the world. I’m learning English, it’s very important for me to adapt to this country. See you soon at the stadium”, commented the Boca boy, greeting with a smile and thumbs up, after a more ‘tense’ moment that seemed scripted.

Colo’s debut does not yet have a confirmed date. He will have to carry out the first training sessions with the rest of the team and be evaluated by your coach. Likewise, he arrives in the Premier League at full speed, after having been Javier Mascherano’s undisputed starter during the Pre-Olympic. Brighton, ninth in the Premier, have two games to add next week: they will visit SheffieldEdit on Sunday and the other Saturday it will be the venue Evertonteams that are currently in the relegation zone.

Colo became a reinforcement of the English club after fulfilling the release clause of 10 million dollars established in his last contract with Boca. This is how after qualifying for the Paris 2024 Games with the Argentine Under 23 team, he said goodbye to his teammates and took a flight to England.

At the airport before boarding, the 19-year-old player left a message to the Boca fans via the media. “I am grateful to all the Boca fans, to the company, to the managers, to everyone for these ten years that I have lived. But I am very happy to take this step. The mouth is everything to me, they gave me everything from the beginning. I arrived at the club when I was 9 years old, a lifetime. “I am very grateful to all the fans and happy to have taken this step,” declared the new Argentine player who will demonstrate his talent in the Premier League.