Valencia president want £100m for Villa

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Valencia want £100m for Spain striker Villa

Valencia president Juan Soler insists Chelsea have not made an offer for Spain striker David Villa and warned any interested clubs they will have to start negotiations at £100million.

Reports in the English press on Tuesday morning suggested Villa is at the top of Jose Mourinho's wish-list during the January transfer window but Soler is adamant Los Che will only let him leave if the player's buy-out clause of £100million is met.

Soler said: 'Officially we have not received any interest or an offer from Chelsea for Villa.

'I met (Valencia sporting director Amedeo) Carboni this morning and he didn't mention anything regarding any possible interest from Chelsea for our striker.

'We have heard rumours but that is all it is.

'We have no intention of selling him. But should any club be interested, they could sit down and negotiate his buy-out clause, which is currently worth 150million (£100million).'

Villa scored 25 goals in La Liga last season and was reportedly the subject of a failed £15million bid from Chelsea in the summer.

The 24-year-old, who has struck five goals in 12 league appearances this campaign, is under contract at the Mestalla until June 2013.

'Villa is a crucial player for us now and in the future,' added Soler.

Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen is currently in Valencia with the Premiership champions' youth team, who play a friendly against their Valencia counterparts on Wednesday.

Arnesen insisted he was unaware of any interest in Villa when quizzed on the subject by the Spanish media.

He said: 'I don't know anything.

'That is an issue of the first team and those matters are dealt with by coach Jose Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon.'

Arnesen, a former Valencia player, admitted he was a fan of Villa, but insisted the Blues already possessed a strong squad.

'He is a very good player, but at Chelsea we already have very good players,' he added.

can see valencia mocking at chelsea Laughing

Tragic Clown SG

only arse will pay such money

R3SsH|n SG

knn...if chelsea buy villa for 100million.
i will quite watching the epl Mad

used SG

didnt they tried to buy henry for this amt??

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

but henry loyal.. Laughing

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

i think it will double zinedine zidane's all time transfer record from juve to madrid Laughing zidane's move was about 49 million i think

used SG

not my point Mad

my point is that chelsea will go at all cost to get a world calss player Laughing

R3SsH|n SG

zidane at his peak was quit worth that money.plus he playedfor madrid instead of getting stuck on the bench.
la liga title and champions league final winning goal. Cool

villa is a goalscorer.potentially a very good one. but the only goal scorer at the moment worth that money is probably eto'o,henry and ronaldinho.

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

maybe eto'o, ronaldinho and henry values add together become 100 million Laughing

F.raon.I.R SG

the chairman joking la...100m..lol
100m...u can buy like 4-5 world class players..

used SG

liddat i go buy abt 80 cantonas Laughing

zocoss SG

Thats what they said about Shevchenko also... $30.8m for a 30 yrs old player... Anything can happen with chelsea and money...

But i guess the Valencia president just want to mike the cash cow for more thats all... start say 100m then sell can't be too far away from 30,40 or 50 million what... if don't say, chelsea only start to offer 16, 20, 22m... We have seen it many times already with Drogba, Essien, SWP, A cole... in the end all sell but at a super high price!

Drogba value at 12-15 but they paid 24 or something like that. Essien value 15m but the other team value him like S Gerrard price $30m end up kanna $23 or so... SWP Arsenal offer $10m only and nobody else could pay more, chelsea came in, kanna 21m... A Cole, arsenal also hold out for 20m... even tho his contract only got 1yr plus to run...

So i won't be surprise if chelsea do pay $30 or 40m for Villa cos its only money to Roman Abramovich.

So, back to the question... Is mourinho so Special after all? The first problem he face this season and he go out and spend more money... He may be a good manager but he has the easy way out alway... If it was any other club, he probably will have to make do with what he has and not but another...

How many strikers have chelsea bought already just the last 4, 5 years since Abramovich came?

zocoss SG

$100m can buy the whole Aston Villa football club... and not just one David Villa... Laughing