La Liga club Valencia are in the free agency market for a central defender and have beamed their searchlight on USA international Oguchi Onyewu, who recently terminated his contract with Sporting Lisbon.<br /><br />Tuttomercatoweb.com says there has been contact between the leadership of Valencia and Onyewu, and a deal could be closed in the coming weeks.<br /><br />The USA international has experience playing in Spain, having previously defended the colors of Malaga.<br /><br />He is desired by manager Miroslav Đukić as substitute to <span style=\"\" class=\"notranslate\">Adil Rami, who has been suspended from the first team for insulting the coach plus his teammates.<br /><br />Onyewu , 31,&nbsp; is likely to sign a one - year contract with Valencia.<br /></span><br /><span style=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;notranslate\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Photo Credit: fifa.com </span>