Víctor Valdés to play in Belgian Pro League; Manchester United loans Valdés to Standard Liège till season end

On Sunday, Manchester United announced loaning their goalkeeper Víctor Valdés to a Belgian club Standard Liège for the rest of the season.

File photo of Víctor Valdés
Image: Дмитрий Неймырок.

Last year, Spanish goalkeeper Víctor Valdés signed a one-and-half-year contract with the English club, but the three-time UEFA Champions League winner was given very little opportunity at the Old Trafford. He made only two appearances for The Reds' previous season, following an injury to goalkeeper David de Gea. Relations between Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and Valdés were not good. Van Gaal did not pick him for the pre-season tour to the United States.

This season, he wasn't even allowed in the locker room. van Gaal denied him from training with the other teammates nor with the under-21 team. The official team photograph omitted him.

Valdés was in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012 Spain's squad collecting those gold medals. Per Manchester United's statement, "Manchester United and Standard Liege have reached agreement for the temporary transfer of goalkeeper Victor Valdes, effective until the end of the current season. The deal is subject to formalities being completed."

On Instagram, he posted a photo that read "Thank you all for your support during these months of hard work for me, i will never forget! See you soon!"

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