Diego

Good buy for Malaga, he should do well in Spain. They won't make top 4 because they don't habe a squad for it but they should comfortably make a progress to top 10 next season, maybe even make it into Europe. Baptista, Demichelis, van Nistelrooy and Toulalan provide a solid foundation but none of them except maybe Toulalan have come there in their prime.
 
Get in Europa and you're able to get more than pure mercenaries. Then you build a team. For now you build excitement and a solid foundation. As funny as City is, they went about things the right way in catching up to 20 years of squad development in 3 seasons.
 
actually wouldn't raiding for spanish lads from the 'best of the rest' clubs like chelsea and city did when they stockpiled english lads be the best course of action for malaga when it comes to building a base?
 
surprise surprise.

malaga is either going to destroy some teams and make top4 or they'll be utterly useless.

No Europa League?

City no way to make top 4 but Malaga will make a huge jump right away? I think not. Villarreal, Sevilla, Atl. Madrid and Valencia all still have better 1st teams and squads.
 
Malaga may let Sneijder off the hook now.