Valencia closed on Tuesday the signing of forward Marcos André for the next five seasons. The club that has reached an agreement with Valladolid for the transfer of the Brazilian forward for a figure that is around 8 million euros and 10% of a future sale. The player, who will sign until 2026, will arrive this Wednesday in Valencia, where he will undergo a medical examination, and will be made available to Bordalás on Thursday.
With the arrival of Marcos André, Valencia strengthens its attack point, in which it was short of troops. The club intends that it can already be available for next Friday's match against Alavés, but at the moment he cannot register him because he has to release an extra-community token. Kang In Lee, who only has one year left on his contract and who already informed Valencia in January that he would not renew his contract, He is the footballer to leave to make room for Marcos André, although at the moment there is no agreement.
Marcos André, who will turn 25 in October, will sign for five seasons. He becomes the second reinforcement of the Bordalás era after Omar Alderete (the third if goalkeeper Mamardashivili is included, although he was signed for the subsidiary). Valencia did not sign a player via transfer for almost two years, specifically since September 2, 2019, when he signed Thierry Correia. Since then, only five incorporations and all on loan (Florenzi, Oliva, Ferro, Cutrone and, the last one, Alderete).