Maybe apart from RiH and Surf, I'm one of the few who has seen him play in the flesh - twice, once for AZ Alkmaar against Vitesse last season where he was quick, strong in the tackle, good timing - his distribution looked good, and again for Alkmaar against Heerenveen where I could say the same of him. In both games, he didn't have a great deal to do as Alkmaar where on a roll last season - but what he did do he did very well. My wife's uncle Jos (Big Vitesse fan) reckons he's a serious bargain for us, being an intelligent player he'll learn Rafa's way at speed. Anyway, he's tall, 25 and speaks (like most of his generation) excellent English. Villareal paid ?7m for him so this is a steal. His name is pronounced 'Chrome-komp' though the 'o' in 'chrome' is slightly soft.