[Pat Murphy]

Villa And Silva For the Right Price Only

Valencia's president has revealed that David Villa and David Silva can leave if the club receive realistic offers for their services after denying the whole squad was available.

Augstín Morera was irritated by reports that los Che were prepared to let any player go should an offer be put on the table and blamed journalists for making stories up.

A number of players were said to be set to leave with new coach Unai Emery believed to want to trim the 40 professionals on club's books to 22 or 23.

Despite the expected departures, few Valencia fans will be pleased with news that both Villa and Silva have not been made non-transferable and could go if the price is right.

"We will study offers for them if the amount is substantial," Morera said. "It is also down to the whether the coaching staff believe they can go.

"Valencia will only make announcements when there is news and things are done. It is wrong for journalists to just claim that everyone is for sale.

"The board here is not the decision making body. Our coaching staff makes such choices and they will have the last word on who will be and who will from the squad."

Barcelona have already lodged a €15m offer for Silva, while several major clubs are monitoring Villa's movements over the summer as they prepare to test Valencia's resolve.

The pair are currently with the Spanish national squad in Austria preparing for the European Championships, which start for them against Russia next Tuesday in Innsbruck.

Lucas Brown, Goal.com