Villa And Silva Will Stay - Albiol

Both players have been courted by a number of top-European sides including Chelsea, Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter.

There were fears that Los Che were ready to off load them in order to alleviate some of their financial troubles but Albiol insists that neither player was ever going to leave.

“Both Villa and Silva are tranquil and they have every ambition to stay here and succeed for many years to come,” Albiol told Marca.

“We want them to stay and I think they want to remain as well. They are happy here at Valencia and I strongly believe they will be here next term also.

“Everyone is happy here and we have big ambitions for the coming season. We want to win and enjoy a great campaign.”

Valencia were a far cry from their usual selves last term and they finished mid-table after suffering a major blip midway through the season.

Los Che will now be hoping to race up the La Liga table as well as challenge for major honours when the new season begins.