With their place in next season’s Champions League all but confirmed, Valencia are to take up their option to redeem loanee Geoffrey Kondogbia and turn his stay in to a permanent one Goal.com reports.
The Frenchman has long shared his desire to remain with the Spanish outfit past his loan spell and he will officially be a Valencia player outright starting next season with the €25 million redemption fee to be paid in four separate instalments.
Kondogbia is enjoying his best season as a professional to date and has been able to perform with continuity at Valencia, something he greatly struggled to do while at Inter.
The 25-year-old midfielder has made no less than 33 appearances for the Mestalla Stadium club across all competitions since arriving last summer in a loan swap deal that saw Joao Cancelo go the other way. Kondogbia has managed to find the back of the net on four occasions meanwhile tallying four assists also.