If Aquilani was in a normal market he would cost £25-30m but because of the operation he had on his ankle he was a bit cheaper,” the Spanish coach explained in the Daily Mirror.
“We have to wait for a month for him to be fit but he is a player we are signing for five years, not for five matches.
“He had a bad tackle and an operation and that’s normal he missed matches. It would have been the same with (Fernando) Torres or (Steven) Gerrard. That is why I don’t think his signing is a gamble.
“I was talking with a lot of people in Italy and people are saying it is a fantastic signing.”
