ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst bˈɛntʃ ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz, hiː wʌz kˈɔːt ˌɔn kˈæmɹə tˈɔːkɪŋ tə hɪz pɹˈiːviəs tˈiːm ˌɑːsɐsˈuːnəz ɐsˈɪstənt mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ælfɹˈeɪdoʊ, lˈiːdɪŋ tə ɹˈuːmɚz ðæt hiː wʌz fˈɪltɚɹɪŋ hɪz tˈiːmz lˈaɪnʌp tə ðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻnˈaɪd baɪ bˈoʊθ pˈɑːɹɾiz.
On 4 December 2011, in one of his first bench appearances, he was caught on camera talking to his previous team Osasuna's assistant manager Alfredo, leading to rumours that he was filtering his team's lineup to the opposition, which was denied by both parties.