Work on new Valencia stadium to restart

Construction of the 'Nueva Mestalla' should be completed within two years and the agreement with Bankia included a medium-term loan of an unspecified amount, Valencia said on their website.

"This is an historic day that will delight... hundreds of thousands of Valencia fans, who will soon be able to see their team playing in one of Europe's best stadiums," club president Manuel Llorente said.

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona, the world's richest clubs by income who earn far more than their La Liga rivals from merchandising and television rights, were deeper in the red, the study showed.

Valencia, who have been forced to sell prize assets including Spain internationals David Villa and David Silva to stay afloat, are currently third in La Liga, which would give them a lucrative berth in next season's Champions League.

They were eliminated from this season's edition of Europe's elite club competition last week by English club Chelsea.