Valencia CF Administrative Boardroom
For the first time in months, the mood in Valencia CF's boardroom wasn't suffocating.
The usual tension, the desperate scrambles to patch financial holes, and the fear of losing their best players had, for a brief moment, subsided.
Luis Cortázar, the club's financial director, leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temple with the edge of his thumb as he exhaled.
"We've done it," he murmured, almost as if he didn't believe his own words.
Across the polished oak table, Valencia's key executives exchanged glances—some skeptical, some relieved.
The last few months had been a brutal fight for survival.
Cutting costs, restructuring debt, securing new sponsorship deals—everything had been a delicate balancing act. But they had managed.
"We're not in the clear yet," said César Moreno, the club's legal advisor, tapping his pen against a thick stack of documents.
