No Real offer for Valencia yet, says agent

Wigan Athletic winger Luis Antonio Valencia would jump at the chance to join Real Madrid, according to his agent.

However, Diego Herrera also revealed that there has been no official bid for his client, despite the €17 million figure that is rumoured to have been agreed.

"It would be a dream for Antonio to move to Real Madrid: a very beautiful opportunity," Herrera said. "But until there is something official I don't want to say anything."

"When there is an official announcement from someone with authority at Madrid, called (Pedro) Mijatovic or (Carlos) Bucero, telling us of an offer, then we will talk.

"I have understood that Madrid want to close the signing that they are chasing during the first week of January," Herrera told AS. "We will see what will happen in the next few days."

On Monday one of Valencia's other advisors, Pedro Romero, claimed that the Ecuador international was refusing to speak about the proposed transfer as a mark of respect to Wigan.

"Valencia would prefer to stay on the margins and let things happen naturally as he doesn't want his words to be misinterpreted," Romero said.

"In addition, he wants to focus solely on Wigan and put to one-side all rumours about his transfer."

Real Madrid have already made two signings ahead of the January transfer window, bringing in Lassana Diarra and Klaas Jan Huntelaar.

However, the club are currently at loggerheads with UEFA over the regulation that states that only one player who has already played in Europe this season can be registered for the Champions League.

Diarra and Huntelaar were both involved in the UEFA Cup with former clubs Portsmouth and Ajax.

The signing of Valencia would pose no such problems.

The winger moved to Wigan initially on a season-long loan deal in 2006, which was then extended into the following season before the Premier League club shelled out an undisclosed fee for the former Villarreal player.