Coach Pako Ayestaran will take Valencia to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday under intense pressure to claim Los Che's first points of the season. There has been speculation in the Spanish media this week that defeat for Valencia would spell the sack for Ayestaran, just four months after he replaced Gary Neville. Los Che sit second bottom in the table without a point after three matches. Ayestaran ha...Full Story »

Ruben Castro's stoppage-time winner clinched Real Betis a 3-2 win for their first league success of the season and consigned 10-man Valencia to a third straight defeat. Betis striker Ruben Castro fired home from close range in the second minute of time added on after Valencia had fought back from two goals down in the second half despite midfielder Enzo Perez's straight red card in the 50th min...Full Story »

Arsenal have signed Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia Arsenal have completed the signing of Germany international defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia. Mustafi follows Lucas Perez, a £17.1m capture from Deportivo La Coruna, in moving to the Emirates Stadium and takes the Gunners' number of new summer arrivals to five. Arsène Wenger said: "He is at the right age. He has good experien...Full Story »

A loan deal is on the cards for Barcelona striker Munir El Haddadi, and Valencia rather than Celta Vigo is looking like the likely destination given Paco Alcacer's immenint signing for the Catalan club. Munir may have already reached a verbal agreement with Celta, but the Blaugrana would prefer the forward join Valencia, and director of football Garcia Pitarch has already started to negotiate...Full Story »

Pedro Leon scored the rebound off his own missed penalty to earn Eibar a 1-0 win and hand Valencia their second straight defeat at the start of the LaLiga season. The penalty award angered Los Che as Aymen Abdennour was penalised for handball when Kike's attempted cross hit his arm from close range, with the referee appearing to wave play on before seeing the signal of one of his assistants. A...Full Story »

Arsenal are in advanced negotiations to sign Valencia centre-back Shkodran Mustafi and are ready to pay a fee which could rise to £35m to get him, according to Sky sources. The Gunners have been chasing the German international for weeks and have now increased their offer in the hope of getting a deal completed before the transfer deadline closes on August 31. Sky sources reported earli...Full Story »

Shkodran Mustafi could be remaining in La Liga for Valencia, according to Guillem Balague Arsenal are in danger of missing out on signing Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi, according to Guillem Balague. Sky sources reported earlier in August that Mustafi had agreed a move to the Emirates, with negotiations ongoing over the transfer fee, while Arsene Wenger said over the weekend that a deal "w...Full Story »

Las Palmas snatched a shock 4-2 win over Valencia at the Mestalla as they punished their hosts on the break. Santi Mina struck first for Valencia but Las Palmas stunned their hosts with three goals in the space of quarter of an hour as Marko Livaja, Jonathan Viera and debutant Kevin-Prince Boateng silenced the home fans. Mina pulled a goal back before half-time but they could not find an equal...Full Story »

Shkodran Mustafi is congratulated by his Germany team-mates after scoring against Ukraine at Euro 2016. Arsenal remain in negotiations with Valencia over their No1 central defensive target, Shkodran Mustafi, but there was no sign of an imminent breakthrough on Thursday night. The temperature had been turned up earlier in the day when Ali Bulut, who has a connection to Mustafi, said that the 2...Full Story »

Valencia director of football Jesus Garcia Pitarch has slammed wantaway midfielder Daniel Parejo for his attempts to secure a move to Sevilla. After a difficult start to his stay at the Mestalla, the 27-year-old entrenched himself in the first team over the past few seasons. Parejo scored 12 goals in the 2014/15 La Liga season, making him the only Los Che midfielder to score 10 or more goals s...Full Story »

Arsenal have opened talks with Valencia over a move for Shkodran Mustafi, according to Sky Germany. The 24-year-old centre-back has a ￡42.1 million release clause but the Gunners could potentially do a deal for ￡25.3m plus another ￡8.4m in add-ons. Mustafi spent three seasons at Everton after joining from Hamburg in 2009 but failed to make a Premier League appearance under David Moyes before...Full Story »

Barcelona's midfield is about to get yet another boost. The club announced late Thursday night that they have agreed to a deal with Valencia to sign midfielder Andre Gomes. The player is expected to come in to finalize the transfer some time next week. Gomes, 22, began his career in the Benfica youth system and eventually the senior team before moving to La Liga on loan in 2014. After a year ...Full Story »

Valencia have confirmed the signing of the former Manchester United forward Luis Nani from Fenerbahce, after agreeing to pay his €8.5m (£7.2m) buyout clause. The Portugal international moves to Spain on a three-year deal just a year after leaving Old Trafford. ''Valencia have reached an agreement with Portugal international Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha ‘Nani’ that ties...Full Story »

Mark Hughes' assistant says Stoke City are hopeful of bringing Nani back to the Premier League. Stoke City are interested in Nani and hope the lure of the Premier League can entice him to choose them over Valencia, says assistant manager Mark Bowen. Nani has impressed in a more central role at Euro 2016, scoring twice and supplying two assists in Portugal's run to the semi-finals. The 29-ye...Full Story »

Valencia announced on Tuesday morning that they have become the latest football club to enter the world of esports. The Spanish club has signed four Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft players and will compete at Gamergy, Spain's biggest online gaming event, this month. Hearthstone is a free online game in which players assemble decks of cards that are used in head-to-head, turn-based battles. ...Full Story »

New Valencia boss Pako Ayestaran accepts that some fans were hoping for a more experienced man to take the reins at the club, but insists he can get the job done. During an interview following the official announcement of his permanent appointment to a position he was holding since the March sacking of Gary Neville, Ayestaran spoke about some fans' disappointment surrounding his new contract, a...Full Story »

Mikel Oyarzabal struck the only goal deep in stoppage time to snatch Real Sociedad a 1-0 win at mid-table Primera Division rivals Valencia to ensure his side closed the season with back-to-back victories. Forward Oyarzabal fired home in the fourth minute of time added on to send Valencia to a third straight defeat as Sociedad followed up last week's win against Rayo Vallecano with another three...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Champions League finalists Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-2 to prevent Barcelona from lifting the Primera Division title this weekend. Atletico Madrid, who meet Real in the Champions League final later this month, were eliminated from the three-horse race for the domestic title in Spain, which will now be decided during the last round of fixtures after Zined...Full Story »

The star forward bagged a brace and Karim Benzema score the crucial third to ensure La Liga's title race goes to the final day A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a 3-2 win over Valencia that ensures they go into the final day of the Liga season as Barcelona's only challengers for the title. Ronaldo's 48th and 49th goals of another prolific season, which sandwiched a Karim Ben...Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane insists Real Madrid have not given up hope of winning the title as they prepare to host Valencia in their penultimate Primera Division game of the season. Despite a 10-game winning run, third-placed Los Blancos still trail both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by a point at the top of the table. They also have the added distraction of preparing for the Champions League final again...Full Story »