La Liga - Real Madrid 'have made Valencia bid'

Eurosport - Tue, 19 May 13:38:00 2009

Wigan winger Antonio Valencia's agent has claimed Real Madrid have made the first move in the bid to sign the Ecuador international.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Premier League Antonio Valencia (Wigan) - 0

Manager Steve Bruce has conceded the 23-year-old, who has been attracting interest from bigger clubs for over year now, will leave the JJB Stadium this summer.

However, the Latics have slapped a £20 million price tag on their prize asset.

"I believe Wigan will sell Antonio for the right offer and they will decide that once they receive that," Valencia's agent Diego Herrera told Sky.

"Real Madrid made an offer last week, but nobody from Wigan has told me of an offer from Manchester United.

"There are a number of interested clubs and I will speak with Wigan about it this week.

"Once the season is over I expect offers to be made and I will sit down with Antonio and decide what offer is in his best interests."

Valencia is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury and it seems unlikely he will be fit for the final match of the season at home to Portsmouth on Sunday.

But once the campaign is over Bruce will want to bring in as much as he can for the Ecuador international as soon as possible in order for him to begin adding to his squad.

A striker is a priority and Bruce has been linked with Christian Benitez, Valencia's Ecuador team-mate, although the £7m asking price from Mexican club Santos Laguna may prove prohibitive.

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  1. Check the FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year statistic and­ we can talk then , check it .... and stop writing LA­ LIGA THE BEST... I'm not a fan of the EPL , I like­ la liga as much as I like Ligue 1 and the bundesliga­ and serie a
    u can't compare the leagues , could­ have grafite and dzeko scored 50 goals in the epl , or­ eto'o messi and henry 90 or so in the serie a ?

    From dobromir_kantev, on Wed 20 May 2:23PM
  2. dear friend getachew44 I ment that not only la liga­ players have won the ballon d'or ;)
    and mathias­ sammer won it in 1996 , please do check the statistics­ , ronaldo was second then , sammer won because borussia­ dortmund won the ecc ... I'm not the moron , you­ are ;)

    From dobromir_kantev, on Wed 20 May 2:12PM
  3. Who would want to play in a league where racism is­ acceptable? La liga is @#$% thats a fact.

    From wb, on Wed 20 May 1:14PM
  4. Dagringo - Its very clear your jelous of the EPL its­ all you ever post about, go back to watching amature­ leagues and sleeping with your sheep.

    From wb, on Wed 20 May 1:10PM
  5. posts 28 and 29..you are foolish which teams in la liga­ can compare to the EPL? which
    is the most widely viewed­ football league in the world? which is the most­ popular
    league in the world? why do la liga teams keep­ wanting to steal players from the
    EPL? la liga is nota­ rich league..its spagetti stuff compared to the­ EPL.

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:16AM
  6. posts 28 and 29..you are foolish which teams in la liga­ can compare to the EPL? which
    is the most widely viewed­ football league in the world? which is the most­ popular
    league in the world? why do la liga teams keep­ wanting to steal players from the
    EPL? la liga is nota­ rich league..its spagetti stuff compared to the­ EPL.

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:15AM
  7. wb
    That dropping down to a lower level theory of yours­ explains the Englishman's penis as well... they­ can't get chicks so they have to settle for­ livestock and then mutants like you are produced...

    From DaGringo, on Wed 20 May 6:19AM
  8. some freinds say 4 english teams are class but i go­ further and say only 2 teams man u and livpol with the­ respect to what u say arsenal and chelsea
    can anyone­ tell me what have this 2 won in europe when they were­ best english team?
    maybe a box of chocolate
    plz­ don't compair them with title holders
    honestly i­ start to hear about chelsea when a guy from russia­ invaist on them he throw the english dirt and bring­ some other europe and african players

    before the­ russian guy go to london i was asking is the word­ chelsea a verb or noun

    From getachew44, on Tue 19 May 7:40PM
  9. i told u english fans talk with their @ss and think­ with their feet
    i'm talking about fifa prize one­ of them try to make himself little cleaver but found­ more fool than the others
    he said stroichkov yes i­ like him he won golden ball ,then said ronaldo was in­ inter baby wake up ronaldo he didn't see in inter­ except nightmare of injuries he won in barca in 96 and­ 97 then move to inter in 98 then come to madrid in 2002­ and win the fifa prize
    then this idiot talk about­ zidan with juve realy moron
    i know what juve players­ achived but i said when he come to madrid in 2001 and­ later on 2003 too
    and imagine now they talk about juve­ couple of days ago were saying italy donow­ football
    realy uneducated instead blaming me close this­ web and open something will open ur brain a little

    From getachew44, on Tue 19 May 7:18PM
  10. 90% of players in La liga are EPL rejects, they­ can't compete in the big leagues so they have to­ drop down a level thats why messi has never scored­ against an English team.

    From wb, on Tue 19 May 7:14PM
  11. To be honest moving from Wigan to real madrid is a step­ down. ( No affence to Wigan)

    From wb, on Tue 19 May 7:11PM
  12. La Liga and Series A are way way below the EPL now. 3­ Teams in the semi's the last two seasons and 5­ teams in the last 5 finals. Lets be honest Barca are­ lucky they didn't meat an English team in the 1/4­ finals because they would be out allready, as for Real­ Madrid well they wouldn't even finish in the top­ half of the table in the EPL they're that poor of a­ team.

    From wb, on Tue 19 May 7:09PM
  13. In all seriousness, English fans tell me this.. If EPL­ is really good then tell me why the other 16 teams­ can't even compete to win the league? You say you­ have the best league but the contrast in the top four­ to the other 16 is amazing. You have teams that their­ only aim is to get into the UEFA cup next season,­ despite their big spending power. Does that sound­ right? I admit, top four is extremely good, but you­ can't call yourself the best league in the world if­ the other 16 is full of @#$%. This is despite the fact­ that teams like Tottenham, Man City, Everton etc. have­ the spending power of the likes of Barcelona and­ Valencia.

    From Bob, on Tue 19 May 6:44PM
  14. daveolah, do you seriously believe that lousy madrid­ will be able to challenge the might of the prem, you­ can't stick with a manager, you were thrashed 6-2­ by barca at home, 4-0 by liverpool away, even 3-0 by­ Valencia, and you turn world beaters into @#$% players­ eg Van der Vaart, Huntelaar, Beckham etc. and pepe is­ now a laughing stock after his red mist.

    From alextheodossiadis, on Tue 19 May 6:36PM
  15. dobromir_kantev - geatchew didnt talk about where they­ had that @#$% gold ball, but about where they could go­ with that @#$% thing... they could go to the footballs­ richest paradise... La Liga...they left their @#$%­ places, to come and play in an elit club

    From Dave, on Tue 19 May 6:20PM
  16. DaGruingo, your wish is - i think - quite realistic...­ those player play nice soccer, their place are in Real

    From Dave, on Tue 19 May 6:18PM
  17. Shanekerins no. 13 I think ur spot on... Valencia­ won't be of much use at utd, also he's not a­ class player... I think tevez n ronaldo r definitely­ leavin... I'm more sure of tevez though!! But­ considering da worst that both of em Leave, I think we­ desperately will need Benzema is class n he will be­ perfect at united... Also we need ribery, that will­ complete our attack.
    For me , Rooney should play­ opposite ribery as winger n Benzema n berbatov should­ play as striker... That would make our attack the best­ in the world!! As for the defence, we need a right back­ as cover fr o'Shea... As fr midfield, I think we r­ strong with Anderson, Carrick, fletcher, n scholes n­ giggs still hv couple of years left in em... As for­ goalies, after can der SAR v still have kusczack n­ foster n Ben Amos ....
    What say Shanekerins?
    WE­ BELIEVE!!
    GLORY UNITED!! RESPECT & SALUTE THE­ CHAMPIONS!!

    From dhruvrastogi_rooney, on Tue 19 May 6:16PM
  18. Shanekerins no. 13 I think ur spot on... Valencia­ won't be of much use at utd, also he's not a­ class player... I think tevez n ronaldo r definitely­ leavin... I'm more sure of tevez though!! But­ considering da worst that both of em Leave, I think we­ desperately will need Benzema is class n he will be­ perfect at united... Also we need ribery, that will­ complete our attack.
    For me , Rooney should play­ opposite ribery as winger n Benzema n berbatov should­ play as striker... That would make our attack the best­ in the world!! As for the defence, we need a right back­ as cover fr o'Shea... As fr midfield, I think we r­ strong with Anderson, Carrick, fletcher, n scholes n­ giggs still hv couple of years left in em... As for­ goalies, after can der SAR v still have kusczack n­ foster n Ben Amos ....
    What say Shanekerins?
    WE­ BELIEVE!!
    GLORY UNITED!! RESPECT & SALUTE THE­ CHAMPIONS!!

    From dhruvrastogi_rooney, on Tue 19 May 6:16PM
  19. and alextheodossiadis, these are just your ideas...­ getachew gave facts, and that counts... your mouth is­ much bigger than your wisdom, dump.
    and c u next year,­ when you will be ALL ashamed by Real Madrid.
    Only­ Chelsea is the team who can be really loved by­ others... they play nice football,... not english.

    From Dave, on Tue 19 May 6:15PM
  20. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :D:D:D:D:D getachew44 what statistics­ have you looked ???
    This is totally wrong ...
    ROMARIO­ 1994 ??? :O HRISTO STOICHKOV WON 1994 you !
    Why did­ you forget to write in the names of the other winners ?­
    Zidane won with Juventus , Kaka , Nedved ... ??? ­ RONALDO WITH INTER 1997 , not with BARCA !!!

    From dobromir_kantev, on Tue 19 May 6:14PM
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