The 23-year-old is a product of the Valencia academy and has been linked with Manchester United.
It has been four years since Patrice Evra left Old Trafford and yet Manchester United are still trying, and failing, to find a replacement for him at left-back.
The jury is still out on Luke Shaw, who has not become the solution United thought he would be when they paid Southampton £33.75 million for him in 2014.
Ashley Young has had a fantastic season and has been rewarded with a well-deserved starting place in the England World Cup team but, at 32, he is approaching the twilight of his career.
Juventus’s Alex Sandro was a reported target for Jose Mourinho, however, according to the Mirror, United are not willing to pay the £50 million Sandro would cost and have turned their attention to Valencia’s Jose Luis Gaya.
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The Mirror has reported that, despite signing a five-year deal, Gaya would be available for around £30 million.
The 23-year-old could be the long-term solution that United have been searching for and is the pacey, attack-minded left-back the Red Devils have favoured in the past.
The Spaniard is also dangerous delivering the ball in from the left flank, ideal for a team as tall and physical as Mourinho’s side.
Gaya is by no means a sure thing, but at 23 he has time to continue his development and could lock down the left-back role at United for years to come.
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