[h=1]REVEALED: The SIX Premier League clubs (and Leeds United) who snubbed Michu before Swansea swooped for £2.2m bargain[/h] Swansea City revelation Michu was recommended to seven Barclays Premier League clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur TWICE, before joining the south Wales club for a bargain £2.2million in July. The Spaniard has been in remarkable form since arriving from cash-strapped Rayo Vallecano, netting 13 times to rank second in the top-flightâs scoring charts behind Manchester Unitedâs £24m striker Robin van Persie and alongside Newcastle Unitedâs Demba Ba and Liverpoolâs £22m forward Luis Suarez. But Sportsmail understands Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke, West Brom, West Ham and Aston Villa, as well as Swansea, were all told by an independent agent in Spain about the 26-year-old in the summer and encouraged to bid for a man who scored 15 La Liga goals from midfield. Championship club Leeds were also contacted. please log in to view this image Summer steal: Michu has been a sensation since joining Swansea from Rayo Vallecano for just £2.2m [h=3]Who needs Michu?[/h]Michu has taken the Premier League by storm since joining Swansea in the summer. Here's how his goal tally compares with the leading scorers at the clubs he snubbed... Premier League goals 2012-13 (as of Dec 31) Michu - 13 Spurs - Jermain Defoe - 10 Aston Villa - Christian Benteke - 5 West Ham - Kevin Nolan - 5 Stoke - Jonathan Walters - 5 Fulham - Dimitar Berbatov - 6 West Brom - Romelu Lukaku - 6 And one in the Championship... Leeds United - Luciano Becchio - 14 Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has since slapped a value of £30m on his star man, who last week was promised a first international cap by Spain manager Vicente del Bosque ahead of the friendly against Uruguay in Doha on February 6. Tottenham were actually first notified about Michu in the summer of 2011, when his contract at Celta Vigo, then in the Spanish second tier, expired and he was available on a free transfer. At the time, Michu was largely playing a deeper, more defensive role and Tottenham snubbed the opportunity to bid. They rejected a second chance to sign Michu last summer and itâs understood the error has since become a dark joke between members of the coaching staff. Michu missed Swanseaâs 2-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday with an ankle injury he suffered in the 0-0 draw with Reading on Boxing Day.
2.2 million, what's the point of recommending him to us. We didn't have that money then and don't have it now so Warnock says
