Negredo not 'obsessed' with ending barren run

The attacker has yet to find the net since his summer move to Valencia, but he is not panicking over his lack of goals this season

Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo has insisted he is not obsessed by ending his barren run despite failing to find the back of the net so far this season.

The 29-year-old arrived at the Mestalla on an initial season-long loan deal from Manchester City on transfer deadline day, but he has failed to find the net in four league appearances since recovering from a fractured metatarsal.

However, Negredo has stressed he does not feel under pressure to score his first goal for the club and says a goal against Barcelona on Sunday would not hold added significance.

"I just live for goals and would like to score against Barcelona as much as I would against Levante or any other team," he told AS.

"I appreciate the confidence that I feel here from day one, despite arriving at my new club injured.
"I know the goal will come, sooner or later, I do not obsess about it."

Valencia currently sit fourth in La Liga, but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Levante on Sunday.