Valencia in talks with Javier Aguirre to take charge of the team

Valencia is moving fast, and for good reason. The relegation zone is closing in with only 4 points from the last 18 available, and the club has decided it needs someone with a firm hand to stop the bleeding. That someone, by all accounts, is Javier Aguirre.

Talks between the Valencia club and the Mexican coach have picked up pace in the last few hours, and a formal offer is expected to land soon in an effort to win him over. The goal is clear: get a coach in the dugout who has been through countless battles like this one and knows how to pull a team out of a hole.

All of this comes just days after Valencia decided to part ways with Carlos Corberan last Sunday. With barely any time to spare, the club brought in Braulio Vazquez, a former Osasuna executive, as its new sporting director, with one specific task: find a replacement as soon as possible.

Aguirre, known as "El Vasco," has spent the last several days weighing his options, but everything suggests the Valencia route is currently the most promising one. That is no coincidence. The club values exactly what he brings in abundance: experience, composure, and that unusual track record of his for solving soccer crises.

A return that appeals to him, but with conditions

The coach himself has other doors open right now, but the idea of returning to LaLiga appeals to him. Even so, one detail could tip the scales: the offer and the sporting project Valencia lays out for him in the coming hours will be key to whether he says yes or no.

Inside the locker room, there is already a sense of excitement building. Sources close to the team say Aguirre's arrival would be welcomed by the vast majority of the players, who see him as a coach with a clear, direct message, no beating around the bush, exactly what a squad that has taken a mental hit after its rough start seems to need.

Aguirre is not coming out of nowhere. After leading Mexico at the last World Cup, where the team reached the round of 16 before falling to one of the favorites, England, he has already fielded interest from other clubs eager to tap into his experience. That makes clear he is not short on options, but it also shows that Valencia's interest is, for now, the strongest one on the table.

The ball is in the air. Valencia needs to sort this out quickly, with relegation breathing down its neck, and everything suggests the next few hours will be decisive in determining whether El Vasco Aguirre becomes the new man steering the Valencia ship.