Albelda takes legal action
Valencia's international midfielder David Albelda, one of three veteran players dropped by Dutch coach Ronald Koeman last month, is taking legal action to terminate his contract with the Spanish side.
"We should keep in mind that he is an employee with the same rights as any other employee," his lawyer Francisco Guillem told reporters.
Albelda, 30 and capped 50 times by Spain, is under contract with Valencia until 2011 and his contract reportedly has a 60 million euro release clause.
Last month Koeman told Albelda, striker Miguel Angel Angulo, 30, and goalkeeper Santiago Canizares, 37, that they no longer featured in his plans.
Both Albelda and Angulo came through the club's youth system while Canizares has been with Valencia since 1998.
The 44-year-old took over at Valencia in October after Quique Flores was sacked.
Valencia were eliminated from the Champions League and are in seventh place in the 20-team Spanish league with 26 points, 15 fewer than leaders and defending champions Real Madrid.
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