Valencia have kickstarted their preparations for the new La Liga season with the signing of Nemanja Maksimovic.
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The Serbia Under-21 midfielder has penned a five-year deal at Mestalla after leaving Astana.
Maksimovic's arrival signifies Valencia's first dip into the transfer market, after making the loans of Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana into permanent deals.
Maksimovic has a message for the fans on his first day as a VCF player! #SomMaksimovic More info https://t.co/VUsfOIL5oP pic.twitter.com/FRUImlJTrV
— Valencia CF English (@valenciacf_en) July 2, 2017
Valencia are under new stewardship, with Marcelino hoping to improve on Los Che's desperately poor 2016-17 campaign, when they limped to 12th in the league.