The leaked recordings made at Murthy’s April working dinner were published by the Spanish daily Superdeporte. The club first defended its president and called the letter’s action a defamatory campaign. Today, however, after a board meeting, he distanced himself from Murthy’s remarks and removed the president. “A change of leadership is needed to regain the trust of fans and the community,” the club said.
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Murthy, who has been president since 2017, spoke of the club’s owner Peter Lim as a “senile fan.” Compared to Valencia, he called Liverpool and Newcastle “cities of the city” and threatened to “destroy” the club’s key players who wanted to leave for free.
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Valencia finished ninth last season in the Spanish league and did not advance to the European Cups for the third year in a row.
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