OFFICIAL STATEMENT | PEPELU

Valencia CF and Levante UD have reached an agreement for the signing of Pepelu, who joins Valencia CF on a five-year deal.

The 24-year-old player José Luis García Vayà, better known as 'Pepelu'has already made 92 top-flight appearances, both in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spain's LaLiga.

Capped at every youth level for the Spanish national team, the Alicante-born midfielder bolsters Rubén Baraja's midfield and will immediately join up with the team's preseason training.

Valencia CF will pay 5 million euros to the Levante UD for his signature, and his release clause will be set at 100 million euros.