No am talking about the present - not history. You couldn't afford a wing back in the summer, you then couldn't afford a measly million or so for Ruud in Jan, and as such your only transfer was a Man City reject on loan. So no its not a theory, its a fact, without the ability to live on (free) bank credit, Madrid are broke.
I can't see you. Ten points are too far away.
Madrid can afford anyone, its just a question of whether the player wants to mvoe there.