Valencia coach Gary Neville was again stroppy with reporters yesterday.
Neville was asked if he had been "misleading" after slamming the winter market before the arrival of on-loan Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev.
"Have I been misleading you? I think you've obviously been a reporter for a long time and understand when I sit here and say this market is useless you can see the transfers which are done.
"Someone mentioned to me that in the whole of Spain during this window, there were only 39 transfers and only 20 million euros spent. I know in other parts of Europe it's been a very disappointing window; when I use the word 'useless' – I don't mean it literally – obviously there is some business done and actually, I think we have done two very good bits of business.
"If you asked me two weeks ago if we would get Siquiera and Cheryshev, I would have said there was no possibility. The work of García Pitarch yesterday was fantastic. I think Cheryshev only became available at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and his arrival is a gift; this is a player who's been on Valencia's radar for 12 to 18 months – it's not something that's just appeared.
"He's a player who you don't think will suddenly become available. I don't lie to you – but I also don't tell you everything. I think you understand that I have to keep some secrets. The Cheryshev deal just appeared, completely out of the blue but that's not to say it's a panic buy, let's be very clear about that."