Valencia have signed France international defender Eliaquim Mangala on a season-long loan from Manchester City.
The 25-year-old arrives as a timely defensive reinforcement for the LaLiga club following Shkodran Mustafi's departure to Arsenal on Tuesday, while Aymen Abdennour is reportedly a target for Chelsea.
He moved to the Etihad Stadium in August 2014, becoming the most expensive defender in Premier League history at the time, but a succession of high-profile errors hindered Mangala's attempts to become a first-team fixture.
The former Porto man was part of Didier Deschamps' France squad that finished as runners-up to Portugal on home soil at Euro 2016, though he did not make a start during the competition.
A City statement read: "Everyone at City would like to wish Eliaquim the best of luck at Valencia."
