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This summer, Spanish clubs have crossed the threshold of one billion euros in the transfer transactions of football players, including Barcelona with French striker Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid with the Belgian star Eden Hazar and Atletico Madrid with the Portuguese promise Joao Felix.
The Spanish clubs, which have spent 1.2 billion euros according to the Transformmarkt specialist website, are still behind the English clubs (1.5 billion euros), but they will still have two weeks to go. at the closing of the transfer counter on September 2, to strengthen their ranks and could make the Brazilian Neymar, the most expensive player in the world in LaLiga.
A look at the highlights of this summer:
Joao Felix
From Benfica to Atletico Madrid (126 million euros).
It is the most expensive affair of this summer. Only a 19-year-old has grown from a promising jewel in Benfica to Atletico Madrid in the hope of competing with rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The Portuguese international, who confirmed that he could withstand the pressure, finished his season by winning the European Championship with his country, and will have to fulfill the task of filling the void left by the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann who settled in Barcelona.
Argentine coach Diego Simeone made his friendly debut, which prompted Marca to talk about the birth of a big star.
Antoine Griezmann
Atletico Madrid in Barcelona (120 million €)
After a long and controversial series in the summer of 2018 in which he rejected the offer of Barcelona, Antoine Griezmann finally joined the Catalan team.
According to the 2018 World Champions, he goes to the usual Camp Nou stadium to win "win everything" trophies.
He must find an offensive position next to Lionel Messi, Uruguayan player five times, Uruguayan Luis Suarez and Frenchman Osman Dembele, if Neymar does not leave Paris St Germain. His move is still the subject of a financial dispute between Atletico and Barcelona.
Eden Hazar
From Chelsea to Real Madrid (around 100 million euros)
Waiting for a big deal in the last minutes, Hazar has become the most vocal owner of Real Madrid this summer.
Zinedine Zidane will rebuild the royal team around the Belgian star, after a disappointing season in which Real lost his European title and retired from the championship behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
He hopes to soon become among the stars of the "Galacticos" of the capital, like the Brazilian Ronaldo, the Portuguese Luis Figo, the British David Beckham and Zidane, in the run-up to the brilliance of the Portuguese "Don" Cristiano Ronaldo.
Frankie De Young
From Ajax Amsterdam to Barcelona (75 million euros)
The brilliant player followed Ajax Amsterdam in the footsteps of his compatriot Johan Cruyff and many students from the Dutch school in Barcelona.
A touching player, a technician who has all the ingredients to cope with the fast pbades of Barcelona … the next successor of the two former midfielders could well be Xavi and Andres Iniesta.
Luka Jovic
From Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid (60 million euros)
A young striker played in Europa League last season. The 21-year-old Serb is on a rising line and must find a key position in Real's attack with Frenchman Karim Benzema.
Ferlán Mandi
From Lyon to Real Madrid (48 million euros)
In less than two years, the left-back pbaded from the humble French Le Havre to Real Madrid and, between them, led a brilliant career in Lyon.
At 24, he has everything he needs to succeed Marcelo, a Brazilian veteran, in the left gallery.
Nabil Fakir
From Lyon to Real Betis (around 20 million euros)
A year after his aborted move to Liverpool, the world champion has decided to leave Lyon, which is in the Champions League, to join the Betis, which is not part of any European competition.
The Andalusian club is one of the pillars of LaLiga, especially for its enthusiastic fans, and can allow it to shine with its new team to reserve a place in the formation of France at the 2020 European Cup.
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