Valencia transfer Rodrigo Moreno to Leeds United

Valencia have transferred 29-year-old Spanish striker Rodrigo Moreno to Leeds United after both clubs reached an agreement in principle, as announced by the entity che on Twitter. The agreement, valued at around 30 million euros - plus ten in variables - only needs to complete all the documentation and for the player to pass the medical examination. "Valencia wants to convey all their gratitude for their effort and commitment in recent seasons and their contribution to the Cup title, as well as wish them all the best in this new stage at Leeds", added the Valencian team in a second tweet . Leeds United, a history of English football, rose to the Premier League this season under the leadership of Marcelo Bielsa.

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The @valenciacf has reached a principle in agreement with the @LUFC for the transfer of the soccer player Rodrigo Moreno, at the expense of completing all the documentation and other formalities and passing the mandatory medical examination .

Rodrigo has spent six seasons at Valencia CF, where he has scored 59 goals in 220 official matches, being one of the benchmarks of the entity. He has also been international with Spain on 22 occasions. It is the attacker's third stage away from the Spanish League after passing through Bolton Wanderers (2010/11) and Benfica (2011-2014).

Valencia, which this season has been ranked ninth in LaLiga, far from the positions that give access to the Champions League, this summer has also sold the captain, Dani Parejo, and Coquelin, both to Villarreal. Parejo arrived for free in exchange for the La Plana club to take over his record of three million euros net. Before, the Madrid midfielder obtained the letter of freedom after forgiving the two years of contract that he still had signed with the club. Coquelin cost Villarreal eight million euros.

The club's fans, faced with the management of Peter Lim - the club's main shareholder -, have protested throughout this month with concentrations like the one that took place on the 12th, when a thousand fans lit the monument to the hobby. The dismissal of Marcelino and Mateu Alemany at the beginning of the course after the achievement of the eighth Copa del Rey months before was the first decision that upset a large part of the bat's fans, very much identified with both. The stability of the club with a sports structure in charge of both managers, which brought a title last year, revalued the squad and gave the entity prestige, was ruined by differences with Peter Lim regarding the entry and exit of players .