Alvaro Negredo has declared he wants to stay with Valencia.

The former Manchester City striker has been linked with a return to the Premier League this week.

"From the first day after last season ended my mind has been focused on Valencia. I feel just like another player. I want to work and continue developing. My plan is to stay," he said.

"My plan is to stay and nobody has said I'm not in their plans. I'm here to keep working and nothing more. At the end of the day the club decides and they choose who they want and who they don't. But nobody has said to me they don't want me. I'm really happy and relaxed and I want to give Valencia the best of myself. They've just exercised the purchase option and it would be strange, but in football anything can happen."