Juan Villalonga, former chairman and CEO of Spanish telecommunication company Telefonica, will sign today a contract as CEO of Valencia.
Villalonga has ambitious plans for the Spanish club but the media don't seem to agree on what this could mean for the future of Valencia left winger and Spanish international David Silva (22).
Catalan sports paper Sport claims that selling Silva is seen by Villalonga as a solution to deal with the club's debt of almost 400 million euro and especially with the short-term payments. After his notable performance at the European championship last month, Valencia hopes to receive a high transfer fee.
Because of the difficult negotiations with Zenit Saint Petersburg on Zenit attacker Arshavin, Barcelona's interest in Silva has been reactivated. Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain is expected to make a move soon.
Spanish news site El Confidencial and Valencia regional newspaper Las Provincias claim that Villalonga has decided not to sell Silva. Together with forward David Villa and right winger Joaquín, Silva should become a key figure in the new project.
Valencia regional sports paper Super Deporte claims that the new CEO hasn't yet taken a decision but that he will ground the decision only on football arguments. The main question is not whether Silva will be sold, but what a transfer would mean for the team. If the transfer fee of around 35 million euro° would help to build a better squad, a transfer is possible.
Villalonga now first wants to talk with the player when he returns from holiday. A final decision on the exit or continuation of the Spanish left winger is expected shortly after the meeting.
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35 million euro =
54 million us dollar
28 million british pound
Exelent... now we need back up for Xavi and Iniesta someone like Hernanes. FORZA BARCA!!!
35m is just crazy
DO you really think barça will make it whit players who can't make a differnce. I'm not saying he is not a good footbal player. but he just does not scores goals nor deliveres assists.
for that price we should get a potencial messi. wich silva is certainly NOT. Pato went for 25m so 35 for silva is madness
It will be so much easier if barca didn't buy Caceres and Keita. They should have used the money to help the transfer on Silva and Hernanes.
Silva- left wing
Hernanes- Attacking midfeild
hernanes is a defensive midfielder
It looks like Silva's staying at Valencia because they are dreaming if they think they are going to get anywhere near 35mil for him. I also don't see how Valencia can financially manage to keep both Silva and Villa for the upcoming campaign. I would imagine they would try to hold onto to Villa to give the fans at least something to cheer about. I don't think it would sit too well with Valencia fans if the team sold both players. But then again business is business.
Along the lines of one of the comments above - consider that Barcelona paid around the same amount (with taxes and variables included)for BOTH Keita AND Caceres! I would make the deal 100/100 times over using that money just to sign Silva.
That's madness!!! But can Barca afford that? Because I really want Silva to come.
If it's impossible for barca to purchase him. I think barca should buy Hernanes instead. And also, as I said before, Arshavin for centre Striker.
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