I had figured as much in my scouring of Barcelona and the two Madrid sides U19 teams for great players with minimal release clauses. Had him in my sights for about 18 months before i pulled the trigger.
On fm 09 I bought gerard for 70m but on fm 10 probabbly 20m for macheda and was a total flop. I just think it's a waste of money when people buy Aguero or someone like that on fm 10 for 50 mil when theres alot younger players who are as good for 1-20 mil
Supports: League: Everton, Non League: Romsey Town
Remember Darius Vassel ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Vassel ) can't remember which FM but he was still at Villa and was doing really well so signed him for £82 million!
In fm 09 , I bought Torres for Atletico Madrid in my third season. He costed 90 Million Euros
Different save game, I bought Kaka for Real Madrid in my first season. He costed 82 Million Euros
In fm 10, David Villa and Fabregas costed 55 Million Pounds for my Manchester City game.
Supports: Manchester United and follows his local club,QPR....and Nani <3
remember darius vassel ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/darius_vassel ) can't remember which fm but he was still at villa and was doing really well so signed him for £82 million!