Valencia Sporting Director: “Kondogbia Decision In May, Cancelo Cannot Be Recalled From Inter”

Valencia sporting director Mateu Almany spoke on the future of Geoffrey Kondogbia at the club.

“With Kondogbia we already had an established purchase option, including the payment formula. In May we will make a decision, but for now we are very happy with him,” told reporters at the pre-match press conference ahead of Valencia’s next game.

Kondogbia has largely impressed since returning to play in Spain and put in a number of performances similar to the ones that caused Inter to purchase him for €40 million in the first place.

As part of the Kondogbia-Valencia deal, the Spanish side sent Joao Cancelo on loan to Inter. The Portuguese full back has struggled to cement a place in the Nerazzurri lineup and some reports have suggested Valencia could decide to bring him back early. Almany was however quick to deny that this could not be a possibility.

“Cancelo is owned by Inter until June therefore we can not consider his return.”