Germán Valera was not retained by Valencia, and Arouca has shown interest in signing him. The new coach, Carlos Corberán, told Valera that he would not be included in the plans for the latter half of the season. Arouca has already submitted an offer for the 22-year-old Spanish player. Valera, who developed his skills at Atlético Madrid, departed from the club last summer after four consecutive loan spells and joined Valencia on a free transfer, although he was nearly transferred to Elche. Despite Valencia's difficulties, currently at the bottom of La Liga, Valera only accumulated 288 minutes on the field without scoring or assisting in 11 appearances, of which only three were starts. In addition to Arouca, Gaziantep from Turkey and several clubs from Spain's second division have also expressed interest in the winger.