• Without agreement. Locked the signing of Rodrigo by Atlético

Marcelino does not imagine Valencia CF without Rodrigo Moreno . It resists. And not only because of the sports and personal assessment he makes of the striker, but because of the uncertainty generated by what can happen after his departure, who will lead the attack of a team that seemed to have led to the recovery of his status among the four greats of the League. The possibility of Rodrigo leaving Valencia if Atlético makes its 60 million euros offer is something very present that the Asturian coach takes to launch a warning: the objective of the season will have to be reviewed.

"We are a team with Rodrigo and another without Rodrigo. To fulfill the obligation to play the Champions League, we must strengthen the team. If the team weakens, the Champions League cannot be an obligation . The way to act if it goes will tell us Where are we going".

With this reflection Marcelino verbalizes the doubts of all Valencianists: how much of the proceeds from the sale of a franchise footballer will the owner allocate to sign his replacement? And, above all, who will you listen to to undertake the hiring? "If we go to the market, overvalued, we will not find a player who offers us as much as Rodrigo," said the coach, who still does not know if he will have him for the first League match against Real Sociedad in Mestalla, which has revealed that It has generated uneasiness in the workforce .

"Rodrigo was transferred. This was communicated to me by the club and the footballer himself. He told me that the agreement had been closed and said goodbye to us because it seemed that medical examination was going to happen. And then the transfer was not consumed," Marcelino said. "I want to make it clear that he never asked me to leave Valencia. He was the one who wanted to train. He is a great professional, extraordinary staff and grateful to Valencianism, his teammates and the coaching staff. For us he is a very important footballer and [the possibility of its transfer] is a hard blow from the sporting point of view for a team that is excited to increase its level, "he added.

Marcelino did not value whether to sell the striker for 60 million of a bargain, "because I am not who to say who to transfer or not" and accepts the decision of the owner. Of course, "if I were in another team, I would sign Rodrigo," he said.

24 hours after the start of the competition, Marcelino believes he has, with Rodrigo, a better team than last season whose goal would be "to fight for a Champions League" with rivals like Sevilla, "which has made a very large investment this season" . "Today I am satisfied, we'll see on September 2," he said.

Lim didn't want to sign Rafinha

The coach acknowledged feeling "respected by the club, backed by the squad and loved by the fans", but this summer there have been "potholes" in the preparation of his third team as responsible for Valencia that make him live moments of unease. "I could be calmer. As the launch car was going ... they could have been avoided, but we are putting firm asphalt. Tranquility and stability are two factors that influence the results," he recalled.

One of those "potholes" has a name: Rafinha Alcantara . Marcelino, in consensus with the sports management and with the approval of Mateu Alemany, wanted to incorporate the player as a " versatile offensive player that would help increase the team's potential". "He was practically signed. Then we went to Singapore and the owner gave us solid arguments that we understood perfectly: his history of important injuries. We were assured that if he was assigned, he would accept that he was part of the squad," the coach revealed. Lim did not want to pay 15 million euros for a player who has had three serious injuries in three years (anterior cruciate ligament rupture of the two knees and the internal meniscus on the right).

For the sports area the risk was acceptable, - "we asked for players of a similar level and the lowest cost would be 40 million," said Marcelino, "but for the property, no. This is Lim's intervention in the contracts referred to by Mateu Alemany.

However, the door to the Brazilian Hispanic is still open if he manages to renew his contract with Barça and agree to an assignment.

Pending the market, Valencia faces the duel against Real not only with the mood blow of not knowing Rodrigo Moreno's future, but with the doubt of what will happen to Gayà and Parejo , sanctioned and pending a pardon of the Federation that does not arrives

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