He said: “I remember in the last year of my contract with Swansea, I had an offer from Aston Villa when Tim Sherwood was manager. They offered me a three-year contract, so much money. But I said no because of the pain.”

During his time at Swansea, he was regarded as one of the best attackers in the league. The Spaniard scored 22 goals in one season for the Welsh club and he guided them to a League Cup win.

The Spaniard was in a condition to pass his medical and he could have easily joined a new club.