Originally Posted by
Özim
Spot on, the original statement whilst true was very misleading (intentionally so IMO judging by what I know about that poster). 16 million Euros isn't a lot, Real and Barca who are the big spenders never really spent much on keepers, so clearly the La liga record was low.
Totally agree, not sure about other clubs but we certainly needed a keeper at the time, so to fail to spot his potential is disappointing. Atleticos' scouting network has over recent times been light years ahead, you only need to look at their team and the players they've found to see that.