Valencia eyeing free agent defender deal

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The board at La Liga outfit Valencia have set their sights on the signature of Thomas Meunier with a view to the 2026/27 campaign.

This comes with the Belgian considered something of a market opportunity.

Meunier will for his part imminently become available as a free agent, upon the expiration of his contract terms with French outfit LOSC Lille.

Despite his advancing years – he will turn 35 in September – the attack-minded right-back remains held in high regard across the continent, included in Belgium’s World Cup squad for the summer.

And as alluded to above, amongst the clubs giving consideration to a contract offer for Meunier over the coming weeks are Spanish side Valencia.

As per a report from journalist Salva Gomis, amid an ongoing search for reinforcements at full-back at Mestalla:

‘Valencia are considering Thomas Meunier for the right-back position. The plan is to sign two full-backs and have one of them be under 23.’

🚨ℹ️ @90minuts @PuntaPunt_

🇧🇪 El @valenciacf piensa en Thomas Meunier para el lateral derecho

🔜 Acaba contrato con el LOSC Lille y jugará el Mundial con Bélgica

➕ Como contamos hace semanas la idea es fichar 2 laterales y que, uno de ellos, sea sub23 pic.twitter.com/17qHOJa9a9

— Salva Gomis (@SalvaGomis97) June 2, 2026

Conor Laird – GSFN