By Peter O'Rourke Last updated: 9th August 2007
Zigic: Che-bound
Skysports.com understands Valencia have beaten Manchester City to the capture of Racing Santander hit-man Nikola Zigic.
The Eastlands outfit have been tracking the Serbian forward for most of the summer as Sven Goran Eriksson looks to bolster his strike-force.
However, Eriksson has missed out on the Racing ace, who is expected to complete his Che switch within the next 24 hours.
The Mestalla outfit are reportedly offering Racing 15million euros (£10.1million) along with handing the striker a lucrative five-year contract.
Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen and Turkish giants Fenerbahce were also believed to be in the hunt for Zigic, however, he has opted to remain in La Liga.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 17:00 | Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal |
| 19:00 | Valencia vs Mallorca |
| 21:00 | Sevilla vs Malaga |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Xerez |
| 16:00 | Racing Santander vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| 16:00 | Real Zaragoza vs Osasuna |
| 16:00 | Valladolid vs Tenerife |
| 18:00 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| 20:00 | Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol |
| Wednesday 2nd December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 20:00 | Xerez vs Barcelona |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia |
| 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Barcelona |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Racing Santander |
| 16:00 | Malaga vs Osasuna |
| 16:00 | Mallorca vs Real Zaragoza |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Almeria |
| 16:00 | Sevilla vs Valladolid |
| 16:00 | Tenerife vs Sporting Gijon |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Getafe |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Villarreal 3 - 1 Valladolid | |
| Xerez 0 - 0 Sporting Gijon | |
| Mallorca 3 - 1 Almeria | |
| Espanyol 0 - 2 Getafe | |
| Malaga 1 - 1 Real Zaragoza | |
| Osasuna 1 - 3 Valencia | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Tenerife 1 - 2 Sevilla | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid | |
| Real Madrid 1 - 0 Racing Santander | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez | |
| Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Espanyol | |
| Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna | |
| Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Sevilla 3 - 2 Villarreal | |
| Valencia 3 - 1 Real Zaragoza | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Tenerife 2 - 2 Malaga | |
| Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Valencia | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Real Mallorca | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Getafe | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Almeria | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 11 | 10 |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Madrid | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Xerez | 11 | 7 |
| 20 | Malaga | 11 | 6 |
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