Veteran Valencia midfielder David Albelda has insisted
that team-mate David Villa is worthy of a similar price tag to the
€94 million Real Madrid shelled out for Cristiano Ronaldo during
the summer.
Albelda was talking ahead of his sides showdown with Madrid at the
Mestalla as Los Che look to go level with Los Merengues in second
place in the Primera Liga. He also suggested that the absences of
Ronaldo and Kaka from the tie should be immaterial for the visitors
as they have spent enough money during the summer to cope with such
absences.
"Although they don't have Cristiano and Kaka, they have plenty of
players to cover for them. No wonder, they spent almost €300
million on new players this summer," he said in an interview with
AS.
"After seeing what they paid for [Karim] Benzema, Kaka and
Cristiano Ronaldo I can assure you that [David] Villa is closer to
the price they paid for the Portuguese than they money they paid
for the other two. 'El Guaje' is one of the best strikers in the
world."
Villa leads the goalscorers chart in La Liga with 11 goals so far
this term going into tonight's game against Los Blancos.