La Liga Side Valencia In Battle To Avoid Relegation Two Years After Lim's Takeover

Stuck in a relegation battle "with no permanent coach and protesting fans, it is probably safe to say" that Singapore billionaire Peter Lim's "honeymoon period" with La Liga side Valencia is over, according to Wang Meng Meng of the STRAITS TIMES. Valencia Exec Dir Anil Murthy said that Manager Cesare Prandelli, who recently resigned, "knew the club faced constraints in the transfer market," owing to UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules. After finishing fourth in La Liga in '15, Valencia ended up 12th a year later. Now, the team is 17th and "a spot away from the drop zone." Murthy "insists Valencia are not organ donors to the rich." Recent transfers "were forced" as the club needs to comply with the rules which limit spending based on earnings. The honeymoon "may be over, but Lim and the Valencia fans will need to summon all the fight they can" to help the club avoid relegation (STRAITS TIMES, 1/8).