5 THINGS WE LEARNT FROM THE LA LIGA SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW

The Summer transfer window closed on Monday night, teams around Europe were busy on paper works trying to tie down important deadline trans...

The Summer transfer window closed on Monday night, teams around Europe were busy on paper works trying to tie down important deadline transfers. Last summer transfer window has been a very busy one in the Spanish league. Players such as Neyma, Bale, Guilavogui, Torje and Aldeweireld were introduced to the La Liga as new recruits. While Ozil, Navas, Higuain and the likes were exported.. Here are five inevitable lessons learnt from la liga’s transfer activities during the last summer market

THE OVER-RATING OF PLAYER’S MARKET VALUE
Compared to what used to occur, the transfer activities in La liga during the last concluded window has brought about questions of over-rating the market value of a player. Eye brows were raised by many when Real Madrid splashed £85m to sign Gareth Bale.

Players that have broken the world transfer record in the past such as C.Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo and Kaka are players who have many achievements to show for it. When Ronaldo arrived, he was the reigning world payer of the year after winning both the UCL and the EPL in his last season at Man Utd. Zinedine Zidane signed for Real Madrid for a World record fee of £53m. At that time,he had won the Balon D’or,world cup, and champions league. Bale's ridiculous fee has brought about inflation in the transfer market because his success and what he has achieved so far (no trophy) does not justify the price tag.

REDUCED HEAT ON MESSI/RONALDO MESSI RIVALRY
The acquisition of both Neymar and Bale by Barca and Madrid respectively means that the superiority tussle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will now be reduced. The Spanish league will now have to contend four of the brightest stars in the game.

The arrival of both the Brazilian and the Welshman indicates that the number of goals scored by both Messi and Ronaldo will be reduce there will be high quality of competition. Both Neymar and Bale can just be the needed players to reduce or stop the domination of both Ronaldo and Messi in La liga and in world football in general. Fans around the world will now have to look out for these two amazing youngsters during the famous  “El-classico” clashes, thereby giving a new look to the clash of the two Spanish super powers.

                                               
THE EL-CLASICO IS NOT ONLY PLAYED ON THE PITCH
Neymar became the first big name signing in La liga last summer. The 21 year old Brazilian arrived for £50m and this brought about race from bitter rival Real Madrid in order to acquire a bigger summer signing. 

This shows that the “El classico” has moved beyond a football battle but also a financial tussle. This reflected in the large amount of money Real Madrid splashed on an average player (by record) like Gareth Bale. It is obvious that one of the main reasons for the acquisition of Bale by Madrid was to checkmate the signing of Neymar by Barcelona.

`LA LIGA MAINTAINS FINANCIAL RECORD
Over the years, La liga have been known to be a financial power house in the transfer markets. Record showed that Spanish teams have been directly involved in 75.6% of all big money transfers in Europe in the last couple of decades. 

The huge amount of cash spent by La liga teams last summer further strengthened this huge financial record. Although Premiership spent the highest sum of money in total during the just concluded transfer market but Spanish teams top the ranking for the highest money spent on a single player. 

                              
THE EMERGENCE OF NEW PLAYERS
The sale of the household names in Spanish league such as Falcao, Negrado Ozil, Navas and Soldado will pave way for young players and some new faces who will come up to fill in the vacuums left by these prolific players. Young prospect such as Alvaro Morata of Madrid who shined for Spain at the just concluded U-21 championship in Turkey will definitely be a player to watch out for. 

Another Madridster Jesse could capitaise on the sale of Higuain and become a favourite at the Bernabeu. Jesse scored 22 goals in 38 games in the Segunda division last season. David Villa’s move to A.Madrid might just be another positivity of this season, the Madrid based club will now have to depend on the 32 year old for goals following Falcao’s departure to the French Ligue 1. Isco is another must watch player in the a liga this season.

To hold the bull by the horn, the transfer window has come and gone, players have been bought and sold, but it is important to note that these transfer activities will have strong effects on the 2013/14 football season in the la liga

By: Elubeku Oluwatobi

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