Saviola is still only 25 years old, knows the Spanish league well, has experience in Europe and at International level, has moderate wages, and as I said before, was free. Which is, by the way, the best price.

And in addition to this I think he’ll have a bit of a point to prove. Similar to Eto’o a few years ago, without being such a volatile c*nt of a person ( http://www.elmundo-eldia.com/2004/08/13/illes_balears/1092348000.html )

In the first three seasons at Barcelona, he scored 58 goals in 133 appearances (28 of them as a substitute) in the league and 2 Champions’ League + 1 UEFA Cup campaigns. His playing time began to be limited once Joan Laporta was elected president. Saviola was the most high-profile and successful signing of the Gaspart era, and Laporta wanted nothing to do with anything identified with that period. This explains Barcelona’s preference to sign incredibly poor strikers like Santi Ezquerro or Maxi Lopez (who cost 6m euros) even though they could have called upon Saviola at any time.