Crystal Palace are shopping in Madrid this summer.
The Croydon Advertiser says first team coach Ben Garner flew to Spain last month to watch Atletico Madrid train and also scout a particular player in the match between Real Madrid and Espanyol.
"I had three days with Atletico, where I watched their Academy teams train, and then I also watched the first team for two days," he revealed.
"That was really good because it was two days before they played Barcelona, where they won the title.
"I also watched three games over a weekend. I had a player to watch in particular and then another two matches to see if there were any other players for Palace.
"I watched Real Madrid versus Espanyol, then on the Sunday I watched Getafe versus Rayo Vallecano, and then Castilla versus Las Palmas."
