Greek club Olympiakos Piraeus sold their £10.6m player Zlatko Zahovic to Spanish club Valencia for £5.6m, Reuters quoted Olympiakos Wednesday.
The runners-up in last season's Champions League signed Zahovic following lengthy negotiations at their Athens offices.
Zahovic came to the attention of the world's top teams at the Euro 2000 where he scored three goals for a modest Slovenia side.
The 28-year-old attacking midfielder, who came to Olympiakos from Portugal's Porto in August 1999, told reporters that he was leaving the club on "friendly terms" despite ending last season on the sidelines as punishment for abusing former team coach Alberto Bigon.
The move represents a big loss for Olympiakos on a player that cost them £10.6m in fees and wages less than a year ago – (Agencies)
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