Valencia agrees to sign Mustafi

Valencia have agreed to sign Germany World Cup

defender Shkodran Mustafi from Italian Serie A
side Sampdoria on a five-year contract, the La
Liga club said on Wednesday.
Mustafi, 22, part of Germany's triumphant squad
at the World Cup finals in Brazil, will undergo a
medical and be presented to the media on
Thursday, Valencia said on their website
(www.valenciacf.com).
Mustafi, whose parents are Albanian, came
through the youth academy at Bundesliga club
Hamburg SV and had a stint at English Premier
League side Everton before joining Sampdoria in
2012.
He made his debut for Germany in May and has
four caps, his last appearance coming in the
World Cup last-16 match against Algeria.
Valencia are in the process of being taken over by
billionaire Singapore businessman Peter Lim,
raising hopes they can mount a serious challenge
to wealthy Spanish rivals Real Madrid and
Barcelona, the world's richest clubs by income.