VALENCIA boss tells Liverpool David Villa is 'priceless'
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VALENCIA boss Unai Emery has told Liverpool David Villa is 'priceless' - and insists his star striker is going nowhere.
Villa, 26, has already turned down moves to Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid this summer, while Manchester United are also interested.
Anfield chief Rafa Benitez wants to pair Villa with Fernando Torres, with Liverpool reckoning their Spanish hitman can persuade his international strike partner to head to Merseyside.
After sitting out Saturday's comfortable 2-0 victory over Cardiff, Villa is expected to play his first pre- season game in a friendly against Alex Ferguson's new-look United on Wednesday night.
Emery accepts scouts will be out in force again at Old Trafford but maintains they will be wasting their time. He said: "Valencia want to keep David but he also wants to stay. "We don't want to sell him because he is priceless. Barcelona and Real Madrid have already shown an interest in him but David decided to come back to us.
"That was an unbelievable feeling for the club and we don't believe he will change. "He is willing to play for us and everything else is just speculation."
Villa's club colleague David Silva has also been a long-term target for Benitez, Ferguson and Real Madrid. But Emery believes Valencia can turn down any offers for either of their star assets.
He added: "There has been a lot of speculation in recent weeks but there haven't been any new bids for the players. "The players are a firm part of Valencia Football Club - and we believe both of them will stay with us next season."
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Torres - Villa .... that's what I call a striking partner...
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Yah, that was why i mentioned before that the chances of Villa heading for Liverpool is identical of me marrying Britney Spears...
No chance at all...
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as long as liverpool manage to get villa unsettled at valencia, things will go easier. but it's not easy to break villa's loyalty towards valencia though
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How to unsettle him when they can't offer him lots of money and I mean a lot not the normal kind... Like double or triple his current pay kind of a lot...
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triple pay??? u ask him wan to go man city or not lor.. he not stupid lah.. go liverpool cannot win medal one