 After the departure of second-choice keeper Frédéric Roux, Valverde was given the #1 shirt and was set to serve as understudy to French international Ulrich Ramé.While Roux was at the club, Valverde made only two league appearances in three years.Bordeaux won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2007, but Ramé started and Valverde was left on the bench.