“Preparations are underway to make Nou Mestalla a reality”

The president of Valencia, Layhoon Chan, He emphasized that “preparations continue to make the Nou Mestalla a reality,” in a letter sent to shareholders in which he did not speak at any time about the football performance of the men’s first team, at the bottom of the standings of the League.

“This year 2024, which we are about to leave, will be remembered for the year of the definitive agreement to continue the works at the Nou Mestalla. After obtaining the construction license and urban planning documents with broad support from the political forces present in the City Council, preparations are underway to make the Nou Mestalla a reality,” asserted Chan.

Singapore’s leader stressed that they have worked in recent months to ensure that The Mestalla is “the center of many events, beyond match days” and to “extrapolate this to the new stadium when the time comes”, in a letter in which he emphasized the change and maintenance the club is committed to.

For Chan, this year also “the unshakable loyalty of the Valencia fans has been confirmed again”, sincee “nearly one million fans filled the Mestalla stands in 2023-24, ours is the second stadium with the highest percentage of fans per game”, although this does not refer to the ninth position in the course table, or to the status of the first teams, neither male nor female.

“At home, Valencia CF is always accompanied by hundreds of fansthe distance from the stadiums where it is played is important (…). For all this, my sincere thanks for this support that shows the greatness of this club,” emphasized Chan, who also highlighted the presence of the youth team as the fourth best in the major leagues, according to the CIES Football Observatory.

“This year, we are especially proud to be able to celebrate the European Under-19 Championships Ainhoa ​​​​​​​​Alguacil and Olga San Nicolás, in the female category, and Raúl Jiménez and Yarek Gasiorowski, in the male category, achieved the Olympic gold of Cristian Mosquera, together with Diego López or the LaLiga FC Futures title of our junior team,” the Singaporean.

Also, he said that, “with an eye to the future, there are two main concepts” in which they have made progress, the first about change, a fact that has been demonstrated. “which exceeds the number of 16 million followers on various platforms”, and second in sustainability, with 328 solar panels installed in Paterna Sports City.

Also, he highlighted the creation of the VCF World-Zero Discrimination initiative and mentioned that The Mestalla “has shown in its 101 years of life that it is a tolerant, respectful stadium and is capable of hosting all the fans who want to cheer on the team. Without establishing distinctions or distinctions.”

He also highlighted the projects ‘Escoles Cor Blanquinegre, the Valencia CF Inclusivo, the ‘ADN Mestalla Solidari’ or the ‘VCF Urban Art Route’which benefits more than 25,000 people, in addition to the collaboration with the Food Bank of Valencia, while he also asserted that “the ‘sentiment’ continues to be sent as on the first day” and “leads to a future full of challenges and feelings”.