Sevilla president Jose Castro has said he thought sporting director Monchi had gone "mad" when he told him of his plans to sign Samir Nasri on loan from Manchester City this summer.
Castro was not concerned by Nasri's lack of playing time in England but rather the player's high wages, which are reported to be in excess of £100,000 a week.
Sevilla did eventually reach an agreement to sign the 29-year-old former France midfielder on a season-long loan, but Castro told Cadena Cope: "When Monchi told me that he was considering signing Nasri, I immediately thought he was mad.