Premier League - Bruce resigned to Valencia exit

Eurosport - Wed, 20 May 18:12:00 2009

Steve Bruce has said Antonio Valencia has probably played his last match for Wigan before a move to a major European side.

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Wigan have already had one offer from Real Madrid for the highly-coveted 23-year-old Ecuador winger, but he has also attracted the interest of other clubs, Bruce added.

"It's inevitable that the lad will be leaving in the summer as there are clubs queuing up, jostling for position," Bruce told the Wigan Evening Post.

"I won't lie to fans about that. Of course I would love to keep him, but it's going to be impossible for that to happen.

"I have only worked with the kid for 18 months but he has got a special talent. He's a very good player," he said.

Bruce said a hamstring injury is likely to keep Valencia out of Wigan's last game this season against Portsmouth on Sunday.

Reuters

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  1. steve bruce is doing a brilliant job at wigan he is­ bringing in players for peanuts and turning them into­ multi-million pound assets for his club he then goes­ out and replaces them without spending loads of cash­ bet the wigan owners love him well done brucey thats­ the correct way to keep the smaller clubs from going­ under fantastic management

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Thu 21 May 11:08AM

  2. He would be better off staying in england. He­ wouldn't be the player he is now if he went to real

    From peterlalor, on Thu 21 May 9:23AM

  3. comment 12, are you actually on this­ planet???????????????????????????

    From Colin H, on Wed 20 May 7:48PM

  4. once again another player using wigan as a stepping­ stone to bigger clubs , bruce needs to stop advertising­ club that way and tie the players down in contract and­ not release them unless the club have a replacement on­ the books, just look where we have finished and where­ we could have been if we kept wilson and heskey , we­ would be pushing for euro league

    From , on Wed 20 May 7:40PM
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    Shame Wigan turds have not played their last game, Tos­ sers

    From Colin H, on Wed 20 May 7:01PM
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    betheredz...are you a "blind english" ?? ­ Owen and Beckham ??Newcastle is droping out with­ Owen..He did NOTHING. and Beckham ??? the LA Galexy ­ finished the season same as the Newcastle and Beckham ­ did nothing......He is "famous" ?...because­ he is a fashion boy and a "Spice girls"­ husband.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From JoeF, on Wed 20 May 6:59PM

  7. Ronaldo was also extremely good at REAL, Top scorer for­ all season he played a major role in. But he was­ treated appallingly! Real wont ever return to the all­ stars they were though. Too many other good teams about­ that players wish to star for!

    From d.papas, on Wed 20 May 6:21PM

  8. apparently he likes going on the pi55 &­ wh0re-mongering.
    every time bruce told him to do some­ more training, he kept trapping on about 'going on­ a @#$% hunt.
    apparently.

    From KarlB, on Wed 20 May 6:05PM

  9. he's far from average actually, hes easily the­ stand out player in that Wigan squad, could definitely­ hold his own in for a major champions league team.

    From peri, on Wed 20 May 5:40PM

  10. sure ,zidane was great,but you make a lot of talent­ look like like dicks, as for when you'r back? gonna­ be a while,you need 7 or 8 players and you'll go­ for show ponies as per usual and still be found wanting­ in the champions league, as will barca, cos you­ don't like it up you mr mainwarring

    From jakeproctor2000, on Wed 20 May 5:13PM
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    most of you people who leave comments are a bunch of­ what we call "waggonists" Very soon when real­ madrid return to glory, many of you will be giving full­ support. Furthermore zinedine zidane shone at madrid..­ a star is a star

    From OtiennoC, on Wed 20 May 4:59PM

  12. Real Madrid is a trash for star player... Whoever go to­ Real will suffer... Just look at Beckham, Ronaldo, Owen­ etc... If any players want to go to Real, he must think­ for it first...

    From Redzwan A, on Wed 20 May 4:47PM

  13. glory glory man utd! Sign him fergie!!!

    From Ck C, on Wed 20 May 4:42PM
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    Probably going to Real Madrid,average player joining a­ rubbish club

    From rafascrackingup, on Wed 20 May 4:35PM
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