My recollection was Broto's fee was much higher. My memory obviously isn't what it once was!
The Fernandez cash would have covered costs mind you, and given project a kick start. Whether he could have kept producing players to sell on is another matter. He clearly thought he could. We will never know.
Hopefully, we can do something similar going forward. It would be good to see such calibre of player in a diamond again. Not seen much since!