Manuel Llorente : We have our man!
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Valencia Chairman Manuel Llorente
Manuel Llorente finally gathered the media on the 30/06/09 to announce to the world who Los Che's new manager would be. Sitting at first by himself, he gestured to his left and the media took an expectant gulp of air, who would it be; Kempes or Ramos.
A smiling Mario Kempes strolled through the door to the applause of the media, he nodded and waved in gratitude. For many it had been an appointment which would have happened sooner rather than later.
Kempes, 54, is an all time legend of the club nd has always given his opinion's on new manager's or player's. But he has now accepted the hot-seat himself and has to impress straight from the off.
They confirmed that Kempes had penned a 2 year deal worth in the region of £33,500 a week. If Kempes impressed in his 1st or 2nd season then he would of course be offered a new deal. Llorente went on to state that Kempes had a Transfer Budget of around £10million and was expected to at least achieve UEFA Champions League football for the 2010/2011 season.
With the media finished quizing Kempes, he himself made a further announcement confirming the arrival and departure of several players at Los Che.
Artem Milevskiy lining up against Barcelona's Xaxi. The Ukraine International has penned a 1 year loan deal at Los Che.
The media seemed slightly confused as they weren't aware of any transfer going on's. but, nevertheless the re-took their seets and eagerly awaited the announcement of new signings.
Kempes started by saying he had succesfully signed Artem Milevskiy from Ukrainian side Dinamo Kiev on a 1 year loan deal. The fee he commented was £1.1million and Valencia would take on 100% of his wages. The deal also involves a clause that if Valencia wish to sign him on a permanent deal an offer in the region of £5million will automatically be accepted.
The Argentine then continued, and announced that Portugese forward Helder Postiga had joined from Sporting Lisbon. The deal is worth in the region of £2million and Postiga has signed a 4 year deal worth £13,000 a week. Kempes stated that Postiga is a 'perfect' forward and that the prospect of signing him for a fee that cheap was one in which he couldn't resist.
The final signing was the arrival of young Danish central defender Mathias Jorgensen from FC Kobenhavn. The 19 year old is viewed as the replacement for Carlos Marchena who departed for Villarreal recently. For a fee in the region of £2million again, it is viewed as a very good investment by Kempes. The media thus far have been impressed by him.
He then confirmed to us that David Navarro had left for £1.5million to Sampdoria though it was with a heavy heart that both he and Navarro accepted. At 29, the Spainish central defender wasn't looking like he was going to be given one of the 25 squad numbers available and therefore took his chance to leave. Another player who has left is young winger and forward Aaron. He has joined Siena for a fee around £1.3million and was also sad to leave Valencia.
So with around £7million still left in the kitty, fans are now wondering whether or not their new manager will try and invest one last time in this transfer maket. One fan stated that they must hold on to Mata and Hernandez who have both been on the radar of former Valencia manager Rafa Benitez. Now at Inter, Benitez has already had a £16million bid turned down for Juan Manuel Mata as well as having a £8million bid rejected for Pablo Hernandez. He announced in the press conferance for Benitez to 'back off' as his wingers were not for sale.
