Overview

• Valencia and Diego López’s agent restarted negotiations on Monday with both sides describing progress as positive and close to completion.
• The deal is expected in principle to run through June 2029, with the club having explored the option of adding an extra year.
• Club executives want the agreement sealed in the coming days to secure the player before the transfer window closes.
• Bologna has monitored the situation and was prepared to offer more than €12 million, but the player has not given approval to move.
• Separately, Valencia has submitted a loan proposal for Umar Sadiq to Real Sociedad and is awaiting a response.