Decision on Silva next week

During a two-hour meeting yesterday evening between on the one hand Jullio Llorente and Amadeo Rangel, the agents of Valencia left winger and Spanish international David Silva (22), and on the other hand Valencia president Vicente Soriano, Valencia sports vice president Fernado Gómez and Valencia chief executive Javier Gómez, the parties have not found an agreement on a contract renewal.

Valencia sports vice president Fernado Gómez said to journalists that the negotiations are going in the right way: "We have talked about numbers, about wishes, but it's an issue that only concerns the player and the club so we won't go into details. The player wants to stay in Valencia and we want him to stay. Since we're talking about numbers, that means we're trying to close the gap between the parties' positions. We're already closer than before the meeting because we wish that the player is happy and stays here."

Julio Llorente said to the press while leaving the meeting that there will be a new meeting next week: "We're not close, we're not far, we're in the middle. The talks are ongoing, I can't say much more. We didn't talk about offers from other clubs during the meeting, only about a renewal. We have now taken a break to look at the situation with a clear head. I think there will be a solution next week."

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that there's still a serious difference between offer and demand. Silva wants to give priority to the club that gave him the chance to shine but if he doesn't get a convincing rise in his salary, he'll start looking at the other options on the table.

Madrid sports tabloid As claims that Silva is now only number seven or eight in the ranking of best paid Valencia players and wants to become one the top earners. Valencia would have offered him a pay rise of 200 000 euro a year plus another 300 000 euro incentives, something that was not at all satisfying for his agents, certainly looking at what the player has been offered by other clubs.

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that the difference between both parties is so big that it seems not likely that Silva will stay with Valencia. Barcelona has been informed about the talks and would already have scheduled a meeting with Valencia officials for next Wednesday, with Barcelona wanting to close a deal by mid-August.

If Valencia doesn't find new financial means in the coming days, the club probably won't be able to satisfy the demands of Silva, which would lead to Barcelona launching a 25 (22+3) million euro° bid next week (read more here).

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