I had been at [Manchester] City for three years, so I was aware of all of our best young talent, but I was also aware of all the young players of, say, [born in] 2002 right the way up to 2007/8. So I knew all of the best talent, and I had a pretty strong idea that the players at Cardiff were as good as a lot of the best young talent in Europe.
Christian Kofane has wasted no time making his mark at Bayer Leverkusen. Strong, direct, and fearless in the final third, his playing style has even drawn early comparisons to Samuel Eto'o, which is not a comparison that gets thrown around lightly.
"My plan is to renew. I'm being completely honest. This will be the last step in my career. I feel great. I'd like to renew, but now is not the time to talk about it."
Sorloth is expected to cost around 40 million euros this summer and has impressed for Atletico this season, scoring 17 goals in all competitions for Diego Simeone's men.
Patricio Pacifico has made an instant impression with Barcelona Atletic after signing in the winter from Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting. The transfer does include an option to make the deal permanent and the Catalans have already decided to take that up.
Marc Casado, the 22-year-old midfielder, has struggled for regular minutes at FC Barcelona, leading to speculation about his departure in the upcoming summer transfer window.