The Spanish clubs were particularly active as the summer transfer window closed this past week. Perhaps the biggest deadline day move was Antoine Griezmann’s return to Atletico de Madrid on loan from FC Barcelona. The Frenchman scored 131 goals in 257 games for Atleti, and coach Diego Simeone is well aware of what the ‘little prince’ is capable of.
Barcelona brought in Dutch forward man Luuk de Jong on loan from Sevilla FC, while Real Madrid splashed out for 18-year-old Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, one of the most talented young players in Europe right now.
Colombian striker Radamel Falcao also popped up in the Spanish capital, signing for newly-promoted Rayo Vallecano. He’ll hope his return to Madrid is as productive as his first spell, when he scored an incredible 52 goals in 68 LaLiga Santander matches for Atleti.
La Liga clubs also made a number of very astute free agent signings. Levante signed World Cup winner Shkodran Mustafi, Elche brought in former PSG and Roma star Javier Pastore – in addition to Falcao’s free agent signing at Rayo.
The No.10 shirt at Barcelona is an iconic jersey, one that had been worn by Lionel Messi since 2008 – and Ronaldinho before him. With Messi now gone, the search was on for a successor and 18-year-old Ansu Fati has been chosen to wear the No.10 when he returns from injury. That’s a sign of just how much Barça believe in the rising star.
World Cup qualifiers have been taking place over the past week and several LaLiga players have been away with their countries and scoring goals.
That includes Memphis Depay, who netted a brace in the Netherlands’ 4-0 win over Montenegro; Ángel Correa, who kept up his good form with a goal in Argentina’s 3-1 victory at Venezuela; and Gareth Bale, whose hat-trick saw Wales win 3-2 in Belarus.
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