Florentino Perez has revealed that David Villa moving to Real Madrid is just ‘a matter of time’.
While the Spain striker has been linked with a host of top European clubs, Perez has confirmed that Los Merengues have won the race for his services and will announce his signing sooner rather than later.
Perez has hinted that the Spanish top guns will not offer as much money for Villa as they did for Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, as they cannot afford to break transfer records every week.
“Valencia president Manuel Llorente clearly knows what he wants to do, so do we,” Perez said on Canal Nou.
“David Villa’s move [to Real Madrid] is just a matter of time.”
“Players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, who have won the Ballon d’Or prize and the Fifa World Player, are sort of an investment to us,” he added.
“Real Madrid cannot afford to pay the same amount of money for every player. But this does not mean that we underestimate Villa.
"To my mind Villa is a brilliant player, but he is a footballer that we must adapt to our project. I explained so many times and for sure the Valencia fans understand it.”
He added: “Real Madrid have a great relationship with Valencia and we want it to continue.”