Real Madrid and LaLiga have experienced an atypical summer transfer window. The white club leads investments in signings, and the Spanish competition suffers as Premier League pulls away with tax advantages and more flexible Financial Fair Play rules.
Spending data by league
The figures are clear: Premier League has broken a historic record with more than £3 billion (almost €3.5 billion) spent this summer, according to Deloitte.
This represents half of the total outlay among the five major leagues, according to Deloitte. In Spain, LaLiga is far behind, with just €708 million, well behind England.
Premier League: €3.5 billion
LaLiga: €708 million.
Serie A Italy: €920 million.
Ligue 1 France: around €782 million
Bundesliga Germany: €662 million.
Real Madrid's spending
Within LaLiga, Real Madrid is ahead of all the others. It has invested €181 million this summer, leading the financial effort, closely followed by Atlético de Madrid, with €158 million. Barça is already far behind in third place.
Real Madrid has spent €181 million on Mastantuono (€63 million), Huijsen (€58 million), Carreras (€50 million), and Trent (€10 million).
The second position in the Spanish ranking goes to Atlético de Madrid, which has spent €147 million plus the €35 million purchase option for Nico González.
This is how it has distributed the spending: Baena (€42 million), Hancko (€26 million), Cardoso (€29 million), Raspadori (€22 million), Almada (€21 million), Ruggeri (€18 million), Pubil (€16 million), Musso (€3 million), Lenglet (€0), and Nico González (purchase option of €35 million).
FC Barcelona has added Joan García (€25 million), Bardghji (€2 million), and Rashford (on loan from Manchester United).
Top 10 most expensive signings of the market
1.-Alexander Isak: (Forward) - Liverpool: €144M
2.-Florian Wirtz: (Attacking midfielder) - Liverpool: €125M
3.-Hugo Ekitiké: (Center forward) - Liverpool: €95M
4.-Benjamin Sesko: (Forward) - Manchester United: €85M
5.-Victor Gyökeres: (Forward) - Arsenal: €75.7M
6.-Bryan Mbeumo: (Forward) - Manchester United: €75M
7.-Matheus Cunha: (Forward) - Manchester United: €74M
8.-Mohammed Kudus: (Winger) - Tottenham: €73.4M
9.-Luis Díaz: (Winger) - Bayern Munich: €70M
10.-João Pedro: (Winger) - Chelsea: €63.7M
The figures keep growing, especially in England, where clubs like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal have spent more than €200 million each. The Premier League's net spend exceeds €1.2 billion, compared to Spain's €40 million.
LaLiga in danger
The reality is clear: while Premier League expands its financial muscle, LaLiga is becoming poorer. Economic restrictions and strict Fair Play control are limiting investment capacity.
The stars are concentrating in Premier League while the rest of the leagues are losing appeal and competitiveness.