Valencia are making a late bid to retain rising star Cristhian Mosquera. The Spain under-21 international has attracted the attention of Europe’s biggest clubs, and Los Che have already turned down

Cristhian Mosquera has rejected Valencia ’s improved contract offer and has told the club he wants to join Arsenal this summer, according to reports in Spain. Arsenal submitted a €14 million (£12.1m) bid for the 21-year-old last week but their offer was rejected.

Valencia has offered Cristhian Mosquera a new contract in an attempt to prevent him from leaving for Arsenal, sources have told ESPN.