'Keeper To Walk Out On Barcelona
18 January 2013
In the past few seasons of Barcelona’s Spanish and European ascendancy, only Yaya Toure has walked away from the club of his volition.
Players that have been forced out, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ibrahim Afellay, have gone on record to say that they would have rather stayed to prove themselves at the Camp Nou.
And so it is was with great interest that the football world heard of Barca ‘keeper Victor Valdes’ decision not to renew his contract with the Spanish league leaders.
The 31-year-old shot stopper is contracted to Barca until 2014, and the club would like for him to stay longer than that.
But interestingly and admirably, Valdes has decided that he wants to experience “other cultures, other leagues and other countries" before his football career is over.
Consequently, he has advised his representatives to spurn any invitation from Barca to discuss his future at the club.
"The agents of Victor Valdes have told FC Barcelona at a meeting this afternoon that he has made an irreversible decision not to renew his contract. This avoids the need to enter into any financial discussions," an authorised statement from the ‘keeper said, according to the EFE press agency.
Valdes has been at Barcelona for more than 20 years, after joining the club as a boy in 1992.
And with the club’s reserve ‘keeper Pinto himself 37-years-old, it will be interesting to see who Barca find to play between the sticks when Valdes seeks his fortune elsewhere.
comments
Maybe he s sck nd tired of being scored by Cr7 thn othr plyr in la liga,whrva u r going poi Cr7 s cmn.
Submitted by: seabatalekhoro
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 15:46:20
SENZO MEYIWA IS AVAILABLE
Submitted by: Gamaldinho
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 15:28:18
I remember the other day reading some comments here,a blogger by the name of Jommak said we should stop using the words like a**lysis because some wise moderator on this part of the website thinks it's an offensive word,I thought he was joking,but actually he was not.he meant it.are we not allowed to write words like a**lysis on this site?
Submitted by: kvitova
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 11:26:25
Barca links are the only links/blogs on SL where you can get Impartial,a**lytical account of what's going on in LA LIGA.
Submitted by: kvitova
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 11:20:26
@Soccerchoice that's indeed very funny man,let's see Iker "prove" himself elsewhere too.
Submitted by: vyzouw
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 08:15:09
Lol, Valdez to prove himself else where...how about Iker? these two keepers need not prove anything.
Submitted by: Soccer choice
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 07:49:31
Go 4 khune barca
Submitted by: Shoes911
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 07:30:11
Now that is a player! Get out there and challenge yourself instead of staying in your comfort zone like your teammate LM. Victory to Valdez.
Submitted by: Somebody
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 07:26:15
@Gees last year only, how many star players agreed to renew their contracts with Barca?Does that look like an exodus?Take a power walk to the nearest park,think about it without any reservation then come back & tell us if we can take u off the slow learners rooster.
Submitted by: vyzouw
Date: 19 January 2013, Time: 06:29:41
Khune can replace VV(Victor Valdes)
Submitted by: Tsarzakes_de_first
Date: 18 January 2013, Time: 23:21:41