Valencia are reportedly ready with a £13m bid for Newcastle United strike Obefami Martins.
The latest on the David Villa front is that Valencia have already started making contingency plans, the first of them being a mega-bid for Obefami Martins.
The former Inter Milan man moved only last summer, for a transfer fee in the region of 15m euros (£10m), but Los Che are set to tempt the the St. James' Park club with a 20 million euro offer.
Villa has been linked with a number of clubs, and Valencia expect to make at least 35-40 million if they have to sell him (they are demanding much more at the moment), and look upon the Nigerian as the ideal replacement given his pace, power and finishing.
Martins has already admitted in the past that he would love to play in Spain, while Newcastle might well consider the offer given the return of Michael Owen and Shola Ameobi from injury.
On another front, Valencia are also hunting for a quality defender to replace the departing Ayala, with it looking unlikely that they will be able to buy him straight back from Villarreal.
Goal.com - Transfer Zone - Valencia Chase Newcastle's Martins As Villa Exit Looms