Valencia has reached an agreement with Bournemouth for the loan of Max Aarons, a 25-year-old English right back who is barely playing this season under coach Andoni Iraola. In the agreement between clubs, Valencia takes charge of the token until June and a purchase option of 9 million euros is established, according to Fabrizio Romano. This is an alternative that Valencia had been working on for a few days, when Sporting de Portugal stopped the departure of Iván Fresneda to Valencia, another operation that had been agreed upon for weeks.
In fact, Valencia had opened different options for the right back. One of them was that of the Aston Vila player Kosta Nedeljkovic, who could not be imminent due to the limit on transfers allowed by Premier regulations and who needs time for Monchi, sports director, and Emery, coach, to give their approval. Well.
Aarons, with experience in the lower categories of the English team, has asked to leave the club to play minutes at a key moment in his career, given that Adam Smith (33 years old) is being the undisputed starter for the Spanish coach. Aarons is a right back and would reinforce the position that has been limited only to the Foulquier option after Thierry Rendall’s long-term injury at the end of October.
According to some media reports in England, the player has received interest from clubs in the Premier League, Bundesliga and Eredivisie, but has prioritized the option of Valencia due to the expectation of actually being able to compete for the starting position. The Mestalla club had Iván Fresneda, formerly of Valladolid and currently in the ranks of Sporting de Portugal, as a priority. However, changes in coaching at the Portuguese club and injuries to other teammates gave him the option to play, so the Lions club decided to retain him in the first days of January (in fact, he started in the semifinal of the League Cup and aims to start in the final against Benfica). Furthermore, Cesc Fábregas’s Como has burst in strongly to take the side, which has increased the doubts in Valencia, which has opened up the Aarons option.
