Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala has joined Spanish side Valencia on a season-long loan.
France
international Mangala has decided to spend the season with La Liga club
Valencia after failing to feature in any of City's first five games of
the season.
He arrives after Valencia allowed Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi to join Arsenal.
Mangala had been linked with a move to the Mestalla last season but turned down the opportunity in order to fight for his place at City.
The 25-year-old moved to the Etihad for a reported £42 million from
Porto in August 2014 but has struggled to make an impact in his two
seasons in the Premier League.
He had to wait five weeks before he
was given his debut under previous boss Manuel Pellegrini and struggled
in only his second appearance away to Hull City where he scored an own
goal and gave away a penalty in a 4-2 victory.
Mangala made just 47 appearances for the club and failed to play a
single minute for new City boss Pep Guardiola in either preseason or the
opening five matches.
He could not make the bench for the opening
game of the season against Sunderland despite injuries to fellow
centre-halves Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi while John Stones
played four days after completing a £47.5m move from Everton.
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