Valencia have again stressed that they have no intention of allowing David Villa to leave the club this summer.
The 27-year-old Spain international had been widely expected to leave due to Valencia’s financial problems but, despite reports he was set to join Real Madrid or Barcelona, the club said last week that the player was no longer available.
Despite the announcement, there have been suggestions that Villa and Valencia were set to hold talks at the Confederations Cup in South Africa, but club spokesman Jordi Bruixola says there has been no change in their position.
"About the information that has been appearing concerning our player David Villa, the club want to reiterate that we are not negotiating with any club, neither Spanish nor foreign, about the possibility of transferring villa,” he said.
"The president made it very clear what Valencia's stance is during Friday's press conference. David Villa is a very important player for us.
"Also, it must be made clear that no director from the club has thought of travelling to South Africa to talk with the player.
"The player is currently focused on the Spanish nation team and this is more important.
"We would like to stop talking about this situation as it is not good for either the player or for our club to discuss it on a daily basis.
"It was left very clear last Friday that we count on David Villa. We understand that he will have had some difficult days and that any person could have been affected by it all.
"Obviously, when the time is right, we will talk with Villa so that he understands that the project at Valencia is very ambitious and that they count on him."