Manager confirms Brighton man is 'looking for a way out' – Would be normal for him to depart

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Sevilla manager Garcia Pimienta has confirmed Brighton and Hove Albion loanee Valentin Barco is looking for a way out of the club before the end of the month.

Estadio Deportivo cover comments from him today in his pre-match press conference, during which he was asked about Barco.

Barco has been on loan with the Spanish side since the summer, joining from Brighton, where he was not a part of their immediate plans.

The hope had been that he would be a regular and continue his development but that opposite has proven to be the case.

Barco has found himself out of Sevilla's plans, failing to convince Garcia Pimienta or his predecessor to hand him a starring role.

That's led to a desire for the various parties to go their separate ways this month but that has proven to be a difficult task.

Brighton are not particularly keen on having Barco back right now either and the proposed idea to send him to Porto instead has not worked out. Indeed, the Portuguese media have continued to insist they're not interested in the defender.

That's left Barco stuck at Sevilla with his bags packed, waiting to go, and his current manager admits he's searching for a way out.

“Yes. He does have some discomfort in his hamstring and has not trained with the group during the week," he said.

"The truth is that he is looking for a way out. The thing is that these things never know when they will happen, but it would be normal for Valentín to leave. And yes, for me it would be quite important for a left back to come because I think the squad needs one.”

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