This has all been possible thanks to a 'Mystery Sponser'.
Chairman David Taylor said: "We've got a high-class player for nothing thanks to someone realising the manager was onto a good capture and picking up the tab for us. We are obviously very grateful."
Hopefully Labarthe won't turn out to be another Zico (See below), you never know, this kid could save our season!!
Zico: Thailand international signed by Steve Bruce for a fee said to be around £1million. He never played a game. Another great signing by Brucie! Just think how much that extra £1mil would help us now....