Off contract Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes still expects to join AS Monaco.

It's been claimed Monaco have pulled the plug on the Bosman deal due to Valdes' knee injury.

But with a medical scheduled next month, Valdes is calm about the situation with his Barca deal expiring at the end of this month.

His agreement with Monaco does include a break clause, though either party exercising it would trigger a financial penalty, says Marca.

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