DBasia.news – Real Madrid loaned the attacking midfielder from Spain, Dani Ceballos, to Arsenal during the season. That reinforces the fact that the Premier League is a league for Madrid’s exile players.
Starting from the 2000-2001 season, as many as 24 players have moved from LaLiga – or rather from Madrid – to the Premier League. The management of Los Blancos is satisfied to be able to lend or sell their players, while Premier League clubs get quality players.
It is no secret, the sterling currency that has a stronger value than the euro guarantees the economic stability of players in terms of salaries in the Premier League. Moreover, the appeal of the world’s best league also attracted them to the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Madrid can be calm because there are Premier League clubs who want to accommodate their players without complicated or chaotic transfers. Madrid can save a little in terms of spending player salaries or sales money.
Before loaning Ceballos to Arsenal, Madrid had received a fresh fund of 45 million euros from Chelsea which made Mateo Kovacic’s contract permanent. Given the transfer market is still open, Madrid can still get many more customers from the Premier League.
Here are 24 names of Real Madrid player transfers to the Premier League:
2000-01
– Christian Karembeu (Middlesbrough)
2002-03
– Geremi (Middlesbrough)
– Ivan Campo (Bolton Wanderers)
– Raul Bravo (Leeds United)
2003-04
– Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
– Geremi (Chelsea)
– Steve McManaman (Manchester City)
2004-05
– Fernando Morientes (Liverpool)
– Antonio Nunez (Liverpool)
2005-06
– Michael Owen (Newcastle United
2006-07
– Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough)
– Julio Baptista (Arsenal)
2008-09
– Robinho (Manchester City)
2010-11
– Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur
2011-12
– Royston Drenthe (Everton)
2012-13
– Esteban Granero (QPR)
– Nuri Sahin (Liverpool)
2013-14
– Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)
2014-15
– Angel Di Maria (Manchester United)
2016-17
– Alvaro Arbeloa (West Ham United)
2017-18
– Danilo (Manchester City)
– Alvaro Morata (Chelsea)
2018-19
– Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)
– Kiko Casillas (Leeds United)
2019-20
– Dani Ceballos (Arsenal)
– Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea – permanent)