The Latics have turned down a €12.9 million bid for the Ecuador international...According to a report in British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror, Spanish giants Real Madrid have had an offer of €12.9 million (£12m) for Antonio Valencia rejected by Premier League club Wigan Athletic.
The report states that Los Merengues sent a delegation to the JJB Stadium yesterday to submit the offer and begin negotiations but the Latics have told them to up their bid to €19.5m (£18m).
It is thought that Wigan manager Steve Bruce is extremely keen to keep hold of the 23-year-old versatile midfielder.
However, Los Blancos' head coach Juande Ramos is believed to have identified the Ecuador international as the missing piece in their jigsaw while the player himself is also eager to move to a 'bigger' club.
It is alleged that the news may alert Manchester United as manager Sir Alex Ferguson is also an admirer of the winger.
Wigan are unlikely to budge from their high asking price as it is believed they owe a percentage of any profit made on the player to his former club Villarreal as part of a clause which took him to the Latics in 2007.
Resource: Goal.com
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