Gary Neville has his first new recruit as Valencia boss with the club sealing a loan deal for Atletico Madrid full-back Guilherme Siqueira until the end of the season, Valencia confirmed on Sunday.

Neville's winless streak in La Liga since taking charge last month stretched to eight matches with a 1-0 home defeat to Sporting Gijon earlier in the day.

Los Che also face the daunting task of meeting European champions Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in midweek.

Siqueira, 29, has made just seven appearances for Atletico this season having been usurped in the pecking order at left-back by fellow Brazilian Filipe Luis's return to Los Rojiblancos from Chelsea.