Real Madrid halt progress on Dani Ceballos' loan to Valencia Real Madrid Don't want to strengthen a domestic rival

Valencia have encountered a difficult obstacle with regards to completing a deal to sign Dani Ceballos on loan and that is the fact that Real Madrid don't want the player to return to a domestic rival, let alone one that is still in the Champions League.

Ceballos has spent the first half of 2019/20 on loan at Arsenal, but has found game time hard to come by and he is expected to move to a different team for the second half of the season.

This information has been passed onto Valencia by the player's entourage during initial negotiations, although there is a chance that Ceballos' own will could help smooth the passage to Estadio Mestalla with him having worked with Albert Celades with the Spanish Under-21 team.

Los Che are the player's first choice, he is desperate for regular minutes to try and convince Luis Enrique of his ability ahead of Euro 2020, although Valencia aren't confident though that the player's preference will be a decisive factor, especially with Real Betis interested in him too.