A few things could have happened:
1) Valencia are completely incapable of knowing how to negotiate behind the scenes effectively, thus, Real called them on their bluff.
2) Valencia never had any intention of selling to Madrid but now that they've removed public interest, Barcelona is no longer tempted to pay the asking price, hence, Valencia is trying to publicly involve them again.
3) A combination of 1 & 2.
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Either way, Valencia look like fools to me if they're trying to open talks up, again, with Madrid (about Villa).
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