Morientes ready to move on
06 Sep 2008 - 11:45:11
Valencia striker Fernando Morientes has admitted that he expects to leave the club at the end of the current campaign.
The 32-year-old Spain international almost joined Galatasaray on transfer deadline day, but decided to stay put for the time being.
He told AS: "This will probably, almost certainly, be my last year at Valencia.
"But I'll continue to work with professionalism to do my bit on the pitch, which is what is demanded of all of us here.
"The offer to play in the Turkish league was good for me and the club. In fact Valencia reached an agreement with the other team, which signified that they didn't mind me negotiating with them and going.
"That was what I did. The offers were pleasing in theory and very good, but when I asked for guarantees it was different.
"I understand that I'm 32 and that the possibility to get three or four million euros for me was very good. However, my family didn't want to go."