Chelsea have recently started looking at Boca Juniors star Valentin Barco as a potential transfer target.
That is according to a report from 90min.
They claim that Valentin Barco, who’s just 19, is attracting a lot of interest in Europe due to his performances for Argentine club Boca Juniors.
It is understood that Brighton are in pole position and favourites to sign the teenage defender, but Boca Juniors are hoping they can get the player to sign a new contract.
Apparently, the Argentine left-back currently has a release clause worth around £8million, with the current deal expiring in December 2024.
90min adds that there’s an entire host of European sides alerted to Barco, including both Brighton and Chelsea.
The report says that Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brentford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest have all watched the South American talent in recent weeks.
In addition, Celtic, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Porto, Roma, Juventus, PSG and Monaco have checked on him.
Yes, Chelsea are linked with yet another emerging talent from overseas. It must be tiring for supporters to hear now as the club continues with this transfer strategy.
Barco has broken into the Boca Juniors first team in recent months, which is quite the feat at his age.
He’s most commonly recognised as a full-back. However, he’s a left-sided flyer that has been playing further up the pitch as a winger as well.
The youngster has previously been described as “a technically very good player” by Juan Roman Riquelme, as quoted by The Argus.
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