Assad pens a new deal with Valencia

Oct 31, 2012 - 10:31:33 | Shimaz Ali
Chairman Rai Rasheed with Captain Assad in the signing ceremony held today (MSPhoto: Abdulla Abeedh)

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Male’, MALDIVES – Fromer National Captain Assad Abdul Ghani pens a deal with his former team Club Valencia today in a ceremony held at STO home improvement he signed for a one-year deal.

Former Valencia captain said that, 2013 will be his last season as a player and he is happy to end his carrier with Valencia.

“I told this even before that I will retire from football after 2013. And I am happy to do it with Valencia.”

After the deal he was appointed as the captain of Valencia for the next season.

He also said that they are working very hard to make Valencia a good club, who can fight for the titles.

After the signing ceremony Valencia chairman Ibrahim Raai Rasheed said that they are trying to sign more players.

“We are happy with the signing of Assad and it’s a beginning. We will sign more players in the next month.”

He also said that they are selecting players with the help of a committee and are trying to find players for the weak positions of the club.

“So far we had signed with seven players whom we want to sign from last year. But still there are two more players that we need to sign”.

“We are bringing players after the consultation of a committee that we formed to assess the players and we will bring some more players in the next month.”

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@ggazz on Oct 31
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Congra.. Hope u guys will cum with flyin colors next season..
Faal on Nov 01
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This is awesome news for all CV fans...!!! Welcome back Assad !!! Insha Allah ur last year of football career would be marked as a new beginning for Valencia..!!!
Kiss, L on Nov 01
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Is Mr. President Adheel returning club?
Smooch,L on Nov 12
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Yes, Mr. President is returning to the Club in the sense, his sons are becoming board members and actively running the Club
ClubValencia on Nov 01
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Faal! Don't comment on behalf of all the club fans... you don't have any right to do that....Besides being "awesome" to you did you consider how old is the awesome "gold captain"? He is 36 now and by the time the next season starts he will be 37! My guess is that most of the club fans will not think this is a good signing. His play will only slide downwards and pretty fast at that. He is aged and it would have been much better to sign an upcoming youngster. If you look around the world play, this is the trend. My second guess is that Assad has got himself a lucrative deal at the expense of the Club, assisted by the know-all Azmeen, who happens to be a close friend and admirer of Assad. Well Chairman, you and your associates have been taken for a ride. Just ask around, and you will be surprised to see that there will be more people who thinks this is not 'awesome' but "ridiculous"!
lanko on Nov 01
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again you welcome to the yellow family again.
makemeasandwitch on Nov 11
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wanna check how old ryan giggs, paul scholes, francesco totti, javier zanetti ?? they are role models who proved that dicipline can lead them to a longer career. assad is the role model diciplined player of this generation. theres no doubt he can play and finish his career at a high note :)
Faal on Nov 01
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Compared to last season, even acquiring an old player means a lot.. n due to the state of transfers in Maldives, it only is a contract for one year unlike in major leagues world wide where the contracts are for 4 - 5 years... n he has already announced it as his last season..n in Maldives, acquiring a player never gives the guarantee that he would stay for the next season.. wats there to lose by getting Assad back in the team?? It might actually help the team from climbing out of the hole its in and which in turn make other 'young' players interested to join the club... though not a youngster, he is a great captain..n it would be a privilege to see him end his career in the Valencia colors... maybe I shud've re-phrased "must be awesome"... I had no intention of commenting on behalf of all CV fans... just my opinion as an individual fan
ClubValencia on Nov 01
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Ha ha good one Kiss!!! I think Adheel should become the chairman, so that you can come back as coach. The club can re-sign players like lachey, binma, jada, heena, alika, lalith, balaz, also dhona as manager........then there will be one big party.... forget about the football... only thing football won't be great, but the party will be goood... the calendar will show 1980s.....sic..sic..
maaingey on Nov 03
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He was the person who formed this club, worked so hard to bring success and make this club as the most admired and introduced the beautiful football. its because of those people that you are supporting this club and are frustrated cause they are not repeating those successes now. So why don't you just shut the hell up and see what happens next season under the captaincy of Assad!!!
Suzanne on Nov 01
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Congra Assad. Football neyngeymeehun loss govaane. Good signing Valencia. Assad along side 5 national players. Now we want promising young players. 2013 will be the come back of Yellow and blue flag. Hop hop Valencia.
Brugges on Nov 01
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I disagree with Faal! If acquiring an old player means a lot to you and the Club, that does not say a lot about their intentions and capabilities. To me, it states that they have no forward thinking at all and there's a lot to lose by signing him. To appease him, he has to be in the starting line up thereby closing a chance to other players. Practically this means there is only ten places up for grabs in the team. For his salary, i am sure you could have signed two up-coming youngsters and I am pretty sure they would have signed for at least 3 years. Just look around the current youngsters they, according to my information, signed three year contracts. So in the long run you are losing a season to groom a youngster. If he can't play well, i am sure this is going to be the case as he is 37, then how can he lead the team??? Signing him was a mistake and giving him the arm band is an even worse mistake!!!
sms on Nov 02
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no chance's for youngsters to show their skills...
Imma on Nov 02
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I like Assad, I think he has been a model professional footballer. Unfortunately we don't have enough of them here in Maldives. However, I considering his age and his intent to retire at the end of 2013, one has to question the Valencia board yet again. They are just making popular short-term signings again just to keep their supporters in check. I will not be surprised if they sign a few more players aged over 35 and include them in the "5 national team players" category. Club Valencia needs to develop a proper masterplan if they are to become competitive once again. I am sure that it is painful for their fans to see the likes of Maziya and Eagles overtaking them.
Fanofvalencia on Nov 03
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Assad is still the best leader around, with his experience valencia can do a much better job next season along with those 5 national players they are talkng about. Heard there is a signing ceremony tomorrow at STO home improvement at 1pm, lets see who it will be, maybe Lachchey or Iqbal may sign. if not upcoming young talents may be there...
@ggazz on Nov 03
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i wonder how old is new signings, goal keeper Faisal and Laban!! those ppl who cannot show any action will have BIG mouths..
bzzzzz on Nov 12
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most of us are not complaining about the signing of the keepers. what we are complaining is the signing of Assad, an old player whose play has deteriorated during the last two years. what we are saying is that the club should not have signed him, instead should have signed a younger player who can give more years to the club. From the other signings we can see that the signings are meant to be short term, next these guys will vanish unless huge sums are again offered to them.... no plans to build a team around upcoming youngsters....
shiyantey on Nov 07
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keep it up!! why not us!

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