Valencia and Mallorca face-off in La Liga on Saturday at 1pm (UK time), but the subplot of Lee Kang-in returning to Mestalla may end up dictating the narrative of this otherwise fascinating showdown.
Los Che‘s financial troubles have been well documented for some time now, with a fire sale of their prized assists culminating in the departures of Ferran Torres, Dani Parejo and Geoffrey Kondogbia, all for cut prices, but the loss of Lee Kang-in in the summer to Mallorca for nothing may yet sting the most.
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Attacking full-back Thierry Correia made a strong start to the season but the 22-year-old Portuguese has been sidelined for the previous four matches with a muscle injury and continues to occupy the treatment tables. Mallorca meanwhile are without Antonio Raillo and Real Madrid loanee Takefusa Kubo, the latter of whom has missed the past three games.
Valencia has been a mecca for aspiring young players in recent years, with the likes of Ferran Torres, Carlos Soler and Yunus Musah all progressing rapidly at the Mestalla, and another of those precocious wunderkinds, once tipped to reach the very top, was Lee Kang-in, who joined the club at the age of 10.
