Ex-Barcelona and Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes has decided to retire from football, according to a report in El Mundo Deportivo.
Valdes, 35, had offers from Deportivo La Coruna, Real Betis and Las Palmas to continue to play after leaving Middlesbrough in the summer, but has opted to hang up his gloves and focus on his new TV production company.
Valdes' agent Gines Carvajal would not confirm or deny the story when contacted by ESPN FC.
The former Spain international has set up Crazy4fun TV, which was launched on July 27, an international production company with bases in Barcelona, London and Abu Dhabi.
El Mundo Deportivo reports that Valdes will not only be behind the camera but is also expected to present a TV show that will feature former players that has already been sold to 12 countries.
Ayer junto a mis socios y amigos de #crazy4funtv en la gala de Miguel Poveda,que gran noche pasamos. #músicaparalainvestigación #teatreliceu pic.twitter.com/CpxQ5ARfBA
— Victor Valdes (@1victorvaldes) July 26, 2017
Valdes left Middlesbrough in May after his one-year contract expired following the club's relegation from the Premier League, making 28 appearances for the club.
Valdes was a huge figure in Barcelona's success, playing 535 games and winning 21 titles, including six La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies in his 12 years at the club.
He left the Camp Nou at the end of the 2013-14 season and eventually signed for Manchester United in January 2015, but failed to impress at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal and moved to Standard Liege on loan a year later.
As an understudy of Iker Casillas, Valdes made 20 appearances for Spain and was part of the squads that won the 2010 World Cup and the European Championship two years later.
