The Spain international hit the ground running after joining City from Sevilla in 2013, scoring all 23 of his goals for the club before the end of January in 2013-14.
I still follow Man City," he told reporters. "I have many friends there and I am happy with what they are doing. I learned a lot and won some titles there so, of course, they are still in my heart.
"It was very difficult. I waited to the last hour before leaving but I was feeling a bit homesick.
"It was good for me to go back to Spain but it was very difficult to leave Manchester City as the fans have always been wonderful to me.
"Homesickness is not the whole reason. I needed more playing time to build up my performance levels after my shoulder injury. With my way of playing I did not feel I was getting the same opportunity so I left."
Negredo, who will be one of 10 players to represent New Balance Football, only moved to Mestalla on a loan deal but is widely expected to seal a permanent move at the end of the season.
The 29-year-old has helped his new side climb to fourth in the table and but he does not expect the club to challenge the newly established top three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid just yet.
"We have to say that the basics to achieve this are not there yet," he added. "You look at Real Madrid and Barcelona, and then at Valencia there is a difference in structure.
"It is not like the Premier League where more or less it is more balanced.
"We hope to grow and reach this target of competing with the other three, but now it is just the start."
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