Guardiola saves Valdés

Victor Valdés and Pep Guardiola may well join forces once again, at Bayern Munich. The Catalan manager has assured in public that all that is missing to complete his team is a goalkeeper and in Germany word is that in all likelihood it will be Valdés vying for a place between the sticks with Neuer. As yet, nothing has been decided, however. The only thing that is clear is that the keeper will train with the Bavarian setup to recover from his injury. Once match-fit, decisions will be made.

It must be remembered that, after Monaco had dropped the player like a hot potato following his injury, Valdés is a free agent. The French club decided not to go on with the agreement between both parties, as they were less than satisfied with the results of the medical tests the shotstopper had been subject to. Monaco suspected that he would never be able to go back to being the great goalkeeper he was before picking up such a serious injury at the end of last season and then having to undergo surgery.

Valdés was operated on in Augsberg, where he is presently convalescing. If the player accepts Guardiola's possible offer, he will not only get back together with his old manager, but also Thiago, Javi Martínez and Bernat, who he knows from Barça, the Spain team and la Liga.