La Liga
Valencia has taken the first step to strengthen its defense and has contacted Mallorca to explore the situation of José Manuel Copete. The Mestalla club needs to fill the spaces left by the departures of Yarek Gasiorowski and Cristhian Mosquera, seeing in the Andalusian center-back a viable option due to his experience in the elite of Spanish football. The interest is firm, although still in an early stage, and Valencia is already aware of the amount that the Balearic team would demand to release their player: close to four million euros.
Copete, 25 years old with a contract until 2026, has not been a regular starter at Mallorca, but his knowledge of La Liga and his potential in defense work in his favor. Valencia values that the player would not need an adaptation period and that his salary would fit within the new financial parameters imposed by the club in this period of austerity.
Valencia goes for the signing of José Manuel Copete
At Mestalla, they consider the price high for a player who has had a more secondary role, especially because in a year, he would be free if he does not renew. However, Copete's profile aligns with Rubén Baraja's idea of strengthening the defense with players who are already familiar with the competition.
So far, the negotiation has not progressed, but the interest is real, and Copete's name is on the sports director's agenda. Everything will depend on Mallorca's flexibility in the economic conditions since Valencia prioritizes reinforcement without compromising its limited resources.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El elegido del Valencia para suplir a Mosquera
