Joaquín’s Mestalla Future Still Unclear

The speedy 27 year old wide man has found himself in an unusual predicament. Despite reiterating his desire to remain at the Mestalla , despite getting the backing from new coach Unai Emery and despite the club revealing that they are happy with his pre-season form so far, it appears that those three factors are simply not enough to convince the Valencia board to retain him.

The board’s directorial merry-go-round is believed to be the reason behind this dilemma. According to the player’s agent, Eduardo Espejo, one of the club’s many acting chiefs over the last few months, Xabier Azkargorta, had promised that the player’s contract will be renewed.

But now that Fernando Gómez has been installed as the vice-president, Espejo has had to begin negotiations from scratch again and Gómez himself is not too keen on keeping the player around.

“Fernando Gómez feels that he should not be tied to what Azkargorta promised us before. And Gómez has already previously discarded the possibility of giving Joaquín a contract improvement,” Espejo explained to Sport.

“Joaquín’s intention is to stay at Valencia, but until the 30th of August, we will not know his future for certain.”

The latest rumours have linked Premiership side Blackburn Rovers to the former Real Betis winger.

KS Leong