It’s obvious that Valentin Barco’s departure to Brighton & Hove Albion soured relations at Boca Juniors since the team didn’t appreciate that he was using his release clause.
Prior to Raul Cascini, a board member, being interviewed by ESPN yesterday night, no one from the Buenos Aires side had commented on this trade.
The club official, who was quoted by the publication Olé, stated unequivocally that they are unhappy that Barco is leaving them in this manner and neglected to mention Brighton.
It’s obvious about Valentin, and everyone is aware of it. At the time, we intended to give him a four-year renewal. Despite not wanting to, he and his agent signed a one-year contract subject to the well-known clause. However, they must also be aware that the athlete is carrying out the agreement. The player obviously completed and signed this. All we can do is act on what transpired,
It appears like Boca Juniors’ anger is directed on Barco rather than Brighton, which means that the Seagulls may likely maintain their friendly relationship with the Argentine team.
When the Xeneize rejected an earlier offer from Roberto De Zerbi’s side for the signing, they and Barco opted to invoke the release clause.
We wanted to extend his contract as soon as we began training, so we met with him and his representative. They promised to get back to us in two days and came with the clause signed. That’s how things transpired. We followed the correct path; we did not lie. We extended our offer to him by four years. We wished for Valentín to continue learning and developing in our club. However, you must occasionally express gratitude for the way things have turned out in life.
The announcement of Barco’s presence at Brighton seems inevitable at this point. He is not the first Argentine to arrive from Boca Juniors; in 2019, the Seagulls signed Alexis Mac Allister from Argentinos Juniors and loaned him to the Buenos Aires club while he obtained his work visa.
