Victor Valdes waiting for contract talks

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has no plans to leave and is waiting for the club to begin talks to discuss a new contract, according to the player's agent.

Valdes has 18 months left on his current deal at the Camp Nou, leading to recent speculation that he could be tempted to move abroad if he received the right offer.

The Spanish stopper's agent Gines Carvajal has declared that he has made contact with Barca technical director Andoni Zubizarreta and is ready to begin contact negotiations.

He told reporters: "We have not sat down to speak to Barca about the future of Victor Valdes.

"We have talked a couple of times to Zubizarreta and we have let him know that we would like to talk to them about Victor's renovation, but there has been nothing more.

"Zubizarreta has indicated that he would be happy to talk about Victor's future and that he will call us and then both sides will put their view across. When Barca want to we are ready to begin."

The 30-year-old has played just under 400 times for the Catalan giants since making his first-team debut in 2002.