One month and one day after Bordalás arrived at Valencia, things continue as in the last months. The signing of the Alicante has not come accompanied by the independence necessary to start planning the squad like the one Alemany and Marcelino had in their day. Quite the contrary. Beyond the work meetings advertised by the club, little has changed since last year.
Anil Murthy, Corona and Bordalás himself have a lot of work ahead of them. It works under the premise of “consensus”, as revealed by the technician himself. But at a point you can't keep moving forward. Peter Lim's eternal 'ok' is needed to present offers and try to negotiate with interesting footballers for project 2021-22. And that go-ahead, right now you only have to free footballers or for free transfers for the entity.
The first contacts have been made. There are footballers in the market who already know that Valencia is interested. But today your agents await the necessary offers to keep advancing. Without firm proposals, agents cannot speak to clubs. There is also no go-ahead to negotiate with clubs. It will probably arrive throughout the summer, that is at least what Bordalás and Corona expect, but to this day they do not have it.
And so It seems difficult to make a project that excites the fans and convinces Bordalás. Maybe from Singapore they are waiting to make a sale but the offers for Valencia players do not arrive either and although in that sense the leaders of Valencia are authorized to negotiate, the immobility existing in the market, due to the Eurocup and the America's Cup, makes everything difficult.
Another of the key dates that can turn the situation around is June 30. The 2020-21 fiscal year closes on Wednesday and from that day the expenses are computed in the following fiscal year. So far, the only addition has been that of the fourth goalkeeper, Mamardashvili, who has arrived free.