dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz fˈɜːst sˈiːzən wɪððə kæntˈæbɹiənz hiː wʌz mˈeɪnli ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd tə kˈoʊpə dˈɛl ɹˈeɪ mˈætʃᵻz, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈæpənd ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ; hɪz lˌæ lˈiːɡə deɪbjˈuː kˈeɪm ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɪn ɐ wˈʌn fˈoːɹ ɐwˈeɪ lˈɔs ɐɡˈɛnst sɛvˈɪlə ˌɛfsˈiː.
During his first season with the Cantabrians he was mainly restricted to Copa del Rey matches, which also happened in the following; his La Liga debut came on 22 December 2007, in a 1–4 away loss against Sevilla FC.