Got this from a friend in Valencia. What I gather here is that Villa wants to leave Valencia if not in the January window, then in the Summer. The Summer would be dangerous for any club because as you all know when there's a major international tournament then the prices go through the roof. Valencia want the full 80,000,000€ for Villa although that's scandalous and would go for less, it's a way of getting clubs that will make serious bids like the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea of their backs. Villa is known to fancy a move to Real Madrid in the Summer although the Valencia board have vowed not to do that as they did with the Mendieta move years ago to Lazio. Mendieta had the move to the Bernabeu in his pocket and the Valencia board forced the move to Italy. The Riise deal to Valencia is off as far as I know as the Norwegian himself has said he doesn't want to leave and that he'll fight for his place at Anfield. There' aren't to many players that Liverpool could offer in a player plus money deal to Valencia for Villa as the main stars like Xabi Alonso, Gerrard and Torres are untouchable, so it'll have to be hard cash and that's the problem Benitez is having. If Liverpool were to pair-up Torres and Villa in the same team, then that would be frightning so I understand why Rafa is getting so wound-up as he knows there's a really possibilty it could actually happen and not just fantasy dreaming. He needs serious backing to go for a big shock move like that one and who knows, but at the moment we'll have to wait and see just jow bad Valencia keep going till January. Ronald Koeman has taken on a crippled team that has been destroyed by the president 'Soler' and he may just give up and leave if things keep going the way they have been, then David Villa will really go up for auction to the highest bidder!