Well, in my defence, I explained how it wouldn't really make sense to get vdV in Diego's place for obvious reasons.
Then people went on to just compare the two players, and I honestly believe vdV is more complete, with better passing and shooting. He oozes class. I've always been a fan so I defended him, there's no more to it really.
On a different note, I wonder what the reason of Diego's departure is. Maybe he's getting ridiculous wages and wanted to go badly for the money? Maybe Del Neri was satisfied having an AMC play behind a striker? On the other hand, it would sound silly to sell a player for that cheap unless you want to get rid of him badly.