Ruben Baraja has agreed to extend his contract with Valencia until the end of the 2025-2026 season. Valencia have reached an agreement with Ruben Baraja. Extending the 48-year-old’s contract by one year until the end of the 2025-2026 football season. Mundo Deportivo reported on Wednesday.

Former midfielder Baraja took over as Valencia coach from Gennaro Gattuso in mid-February 2023. And has helped the Valencia side avoid relegation. With the club handing him a permanent deal until the summer of 2025.UFABET

In his first full season in charge, Baraja nearly secured Valencia a place in European football before finishing ninth. But there are signs the 48-year-old is making a positive impression at the Mestalla. 

Valencia have therefore been in talks with Baraja for the past few weeks. Eventually reaching an agreement to extend the 48-year-old’s contract by another year until the end of the 2025-2026 season.

After hanging up his boots, Baraja turned to coaching, starting as an assistant coach at Atletico Madrid in 2011. Before taking charge of Valencia’s youth team. He then worked as a trainer at Elche, Rayo Vallecano, Sporting Gijón, Tenerife and Zaragoza, until recently returning to coach his old team.

“The Bats” just fired Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso from his position as head coach on Monday, January 30 after a series of disappointing performances. team has recently dropped to 14th place in the scoreboard, just one point away from the relegation zone.