Tag: club signings

  • La Liga 2013 Summer Signings

    La Liga 2013 Summer Signings

    With the economic situation in Spain worsening, the only two clubs not showing it in the La Liga are Barcelona and Real Madrid, with the signings of Neymar and of course Gareth Bale, the most expensive player this summer and in history if you disregard inflation.

  • English Premier League 2013 Summer Signings

    English Premier League 2013 Summer Signings

    The summer transfer window is done, as Tottenham come up as the biggest spenders in the Premier League with Roberto Soldado and Erik Lamela being their biggest signings, but most of the news on the final day was made by Manchester United, signing Marouane Fellaini from Everton and Arsenal, with the addition of Mesut Ozil […]

  • German Bundesliga 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    The financial situation in Germany is pretty good, meaning that every team in the Bundesliga spent quite a few Euros on bringing in new talent, although mostly from within Germany. Most notably, obviously, were Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, probably up for another two horse title race in the 2012-2013 season.

  • Italian Serie A 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    Just like in most of Europe, the recession and the new FIFA financial fair play regulations beginning in 2013 have really cut expenditures to a minimum. Milan, Inter and Lazio hardly spent a Euro on new transfers, with only the champions Juventus making a big splash in the transfer market in order to keep their Serie A title in 2012-2013 as well.

  • Spanish La Liga 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    The financial hits felt all over Europe took Spain a bit more severely than anywhere else, shown by the lack of big transfers made across the board, with Real Madrid not signing even one player. Jordi Alba to Barcelona was the single double-digit transfer during the Spanish summer, heading into the 2012-2013 season in the La Liga.

  • English Premier League 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    The transfer window isn’t over yet, but with the 2012-2013 Premier League season beginning on Saturday, most of the teams have already completed their signings, with Manchester United (Van Persie, Kagawa), Chelsea (Hazard, Oscar) and Arsenal (Giroud, Podolski, Cazorla) making most of the news during the summer.