Valencia president Amedeo Salva regrets losing Jeremy Mathieu.
The defender moved to Barcelona last week for €20 million.
"We've been prepared for this for a while and the coaching staff are on the case," said Salva.
"We're losing an outstanding player. We'd have liked to keep Mathieu. It isn't good business for us."
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