And lo, Rafa dipped his trotter into the bargain basement and came up with this big, ugly defender that no one has heard of.
Kyrgiakos, who is reputed to be a bit of a hardman – you wouldn’t know it from looking at him, would you? – passed a medical (contrary to appearances, tests confirmed he wasn’t actually half-man, half-wolf) to complete his switch from AEK Athens, on a two-year contract worth around £2m to the Greek club.
Photos of the unveiling when you click the image below: