SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- As he sits down for an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Real Sociedad manager David Moyes wears the smile of a contented man. It's two days after his side opened the Spanish league season with a 0-0 draw at Deportivo and, having driven the 400 miles back from A Coruna along Spain's northern Atlantic Coast, Moyes has just signed midfielder Asier Illarramendi, who left La Real in 2013, back from Real Madrid.
"He can help everybody in the team, solve problems from central midfield," says Moyes of his new player, signed for a club record €16 million.