The 2013/2014 European football season is now at its half way point. It’s been filled with thrills all across the major 5 leagues (The English Premier League, The Spanish La Liga, The German Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A and the French Ligue 1). Nothing makes a pre-season more fun than the transfer market. The players bought across the leagues over the summer have settled into their various clubs. Huge sums of money have been spent in acquiring these players, some breaking transfer records in the process. I’ve made a list of 5 summer transfer recruits from the top 5 leagues that have stamped their authority and justified their price tags whether with a little or exuberant fee.
THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
MESUT OZIL
Real Madrid to Arsenal for £42.5 million
ALVARO NEGREDO
Sevilla to Manchester City for £16.4 million
PAULINHO
Corinthians to Tottenham Hotspur for £17 million
FERNANDINHO
Shakhtar Donetsk to Manchester City for £30 million
ROMELU LUKAKU
Chelsea to Everton (Loan)
THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG
St. Etienne to Borussia Dortmund for €13 million
MARIO GOTZE
Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich for €37 million
KEVIN-PRINCE BOATENG
AC Milan to Schalke 04 for €12 million
SON HEUNG-MIN
Hamburg SV to Bayer Leverkusen for €10 million
LUIS GUSTAVO
Bayern Munich to VFL Wolfsburg for €14 million
THE SPANISH LA LIGA
GARETH BALE
Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid for €91 million
NEYMAR
Santos FC to FC Barcelona for €57 million
GIOVANI DOS SANTOS
RCD Mallorca to Villarreal CF for €6 million
DAVID VILLA
FC Barcelona to Atletico Madrid for €5 million
ISCO
Malaga CF to Real Madrid for €30 million
THE ITALIAN SERIE A
GONZALO HIGUAIN
Real Madrid to SSC Napoli for €37 million
CARLOS TEVEZ
Manchester City to Juventus for €9 million
JOSE CALLEJON
Real Madrid to SSC Napoli for €9.5 million
KEVIN STROOTMAN
PSV Eindhoven to AS Roma for €17 million
MEHDI BENATIA
Udinese to AS Roma for €13.5 million
THE FRENCH LIGUE 1
EDINSON CAVANI
SSC Napoli to Paris Saint Germain for €64.5 million
RADAMEL FALCAO
Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco for €60 million
ERIC ABIDAL
FC Barcelona to AS Monaco for free
JOAO MOUTINHO
FC Porto to AS Monaco for €25 million
JAMES RODRIGUEZ
FC Porto to AS Monaco for €45 million
3 Comments
Kunle what a comprehensive list. However I want to read about Jan transfer.
Folu Olamiti
Falcao nids to return back to a competitive league or mar his career
He wont want to go to a place he will see competition for a starting berth in d team. He wants to be the no.1 striker in d team. And i thin the french league is competitive enough