Liverpool are reportedly keeping track of Boca Juniors’ Valentin Barco together with Juventus, Manchester Metropolis and Brighton, say Calciomercato (through Sport Witness).
The 19-year-old fullback – who may play on the left of the midfield and as a left-sided winger – has already earmarked himself as one of the vital thrilling younger abilities in soccer.
The defender already ranks within the higher echelons in a handful of attacking metrics in comparison with his positional friends, registering within the ninetieth percentile for shot-creating actions as an illustration, in line with FBref.
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A progressive monster
While work will little question be required to hone {the teenager}’s passing capability (rating within the thirty sixth and thirty ninth percentile for passes tried and accomplished respectively), there’s fairly the template there already.
Barco seems snug each progressing the ball (94th percentile and 99th percentile for progressive carries and profitable take-ons) and receiving the ball in additional superior positions (ninetieth percentile for progressive passes obtained).
While we have now to contemplate that the teenager’s taking part in his soccer within the Brazilian top-flight, these are nonetheless fairly spectacular numbers and it’s not arduous to see why he’s attracting curiosity from Europe’s elite.
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