The cold farewell of Valencia to an emotional Parejo

Villarreal has made official the hiring of Dani Parejo for the next four seasons. The 'Yellow Submarine' has taken the who until now was captain ché for free, although both clubs have agreed to a payment of two million euros in variables. Valencia wanted to say goodbye to one of their recent icons in an official statement, which remained in a paragraph in which they thank him for his effort and remember his participation in the centenary year. The player, on the other hand, published a video in which he thanked his nine years in the city and called himself a forever follower of the club.

This is how Valencia fired him in a note on their website:

“Valencia CF has reached an agreement with Villarreal CF for the transfer of footballer Dani Parejo. Valencia CF, wishing you the best of luck in the rest of your professional career, would like to thank you for all your commitment and dedication in your extensive period with our jersey. During his nine seasons as a Valencian player, Parejo participated in a total of 383 official matches and contributed to the conquest of a Copa del Rey title.“.

Following the release of the statement, the publication was filled with comments from a sector of the hobby quite annoyed with the operation, according to them wrong both in economic terms and in sports. They also regretted that what has been a flagship of the project and one of the best footballers of this season did not receive more heat from the club where he has spent the last nine years of his life.

Quite the opposite of the player himself, who He uploaded an emotional video thanking each and every one of the people he has come across in his time at Mestalla. He concluded with an “always amunt” and the audio of the fans chanting their name. Above the voice-over, there was an image of the captain kissing the shield. Today a cycle ends for him and he wanted to close it at the height of everything that Valencia has meant in his life.