Miguel Angel Corona has confirmed that the club’s desire to allow Javier Guerra to join Atletico Madrid was scrapped football.
Valencia sporting director Miguel Angel Corona has explained the club’s decision to drop plans to allow 21-year-old midfielder Javier Guerra to join Atletico Madrid. Confirming it was the Rojiblancos’ wish to pull out of the deal, Relevo reported on Thursday. UFABET
Valencia have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for Guerra to join the Rojiblancos for an initial fee of €25m plus €5m in bonuses. And a 25 per cent share of any future transfer fee. With the player due to arrive in Madrid on Monday for a medical and then sign the contract the following day.
However, Guerra was forced to return to Valencia.
After the club decided to scrap plans to sell the 21-year-old midfielder to Atletico Madrid. With the Rojiblancos preferring to sign Conor Gallagher instead.
‘I will try to tell the facts impartially. There was an agreement on Sunday between Lay Hoon Chan (Valencia president) and the major shareholder of Atletico Madrid (Miguel Angel Kil Marin). The paperwork was filled in with the player and on Wednesday morning. Due to the delay in returning the paperwork, questions were ask to Atletico Madrid about what the situation was. And they told us that they were trying to withdraw from Chelsea’s deal with Gallagher.’
‘It was the first news that we and Javi Guerra got about this that. The two operations were link and that we were able to get out of there. There was constant contact by phone and WhatsApp and they never informed us.’
‘Atletico Madrid and we agreed on the deal on Sunday. On Monday we ask them ourselves. If they were trying to withdraw from the deal and their target was only Javi Guerra.’
‘On Wednesday, the largest shareholder apologized, expressed understanding and told us. That he also wanted to withdraw from the deal. They apologized to us because they knew what they were doing,’ Corona said.