LaLiga Becomes the Second Most Wasteful League After the Premier League in Summer 2019

DBasia.news –  The Premier League is still the most wasteful league in the transfer market this summer with an expenditure of Rp23 trillion. But, below them is LaLiga.

The summer transfer window has ended in Britain, but in Europe, it is still ongoing. English clubs can no longer recruit or borrow new players, but they can still sell or loan to other clubs.

LaLiga, which still leaves more or less 17 days before the transfer market closes, according to a report from Marca, has spent 1.3 billion euros or around Rp 20 trillion. LaLiga has so far been under the Premier League as the league with the most spending this summer.

The five most expensive LaLiga recruits so far are five, namely: Joao Felix (127.2 million euros), Antoine Griezmann (120 million euros), Eden Hazard (100 million euros), Frenkie de Jong (75 million euros), and Luka Jovic (60 million) euro). The fourth accumulation reached 482.2 million euros.

Real Madrid has also become the club with the most purchases so far for a total of 305.5 million euros to recruit Hazard, Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo. In the second place, there is Madrid’s rival, Atletico Madrid.

Diego Simeone’s team spent 267 million euros. Joao Felix became the biggest purchase, followed by Marcos Llorente, Renan Lodi, Kieran Trippier, and Mario Hermoso. Under Atletico, there is Barcelona (255 million euros) and Sevilla (149 million euros).

In addition to the two categories, there are also the categories of clubs with the biggest income from player sales and clubs that have a balance between income and expenses. Here’s the full description:

The clubs with the most revenue from player sales:

1. Atletico Madrid (311.1 million euros)

2. Barcelona (146.4 million euros)

3. Real Madrid (115 million euros)

4. Sevilla (101.7 million euros)

5. Real Betis (69.5 million euros)

Clubs with a good balance between income and expenses:

1. Atletico Madrid (43.9 million euros)

2. Villarreal (41.7 million euros)

3. Espanyol (40.5 million euros)

4. Eibar (9.9 million euros)

5. Real Valladolid (7 million euros)