{"id":710,"date":"2026-09-02T08:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=710"},"modified":"2026-09-02T08:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:56:39","slug":"spanish-football-opens-the-chequebook-as-real-madrid-drive-laliga-summer-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"Spanish football opens the chequebook as Real Madrid drive LaLiga summer spend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Spanish football has opened the chequebook again, led by the big three. According to AS, <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">Primera Divisi\u00f3n<\/a> clubs spent 733 million euros, up from 708 last season, while prioritising renewals and academy promotions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Real Madrid were the summer\u2019s prime mover. Mourinho has returned to the Bernab\u00e9u alongside a 225 million euro outlay, headlined by Diomande for 125 million, the most expensive signing in the club\u2019s history and in <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">LaLiga<\/a> this window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Florentino P\u00e9rez also added Cucurella for 55 million, the promising forward Esp\u00ed for 25, defenders Dumfries for 20 and Konat\u00e9, and a midfield orchestrator in Bernardo Silva.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Barcelona, buoyed by a partial Camp Nou reopening and VIP income, invested 184 million. They signed Gordon for 80 million and Rodri for 60, beating <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/real-madrid-26\">Real Madrid<\/a>, and added Gabriel Jesus for 10 from Arsenal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Not everything went to plan, as <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/barcelona-5\">Barcelona<\/a> failed in their pursuit of Juli\u00e1n Alvarez after Atl\u00e9tico refused to sanction a move, so he stays. Meanwhile Alemany strengthened Simeone with Jonathan David, Hjulmand for 40 million, Kang In-Lee for 35, Cuti Romero for 35 and Grimaldo for 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Beyond the elite, promoted Deportivo spent 25.8 million on Leo Rom\u00e1n, Jensen, Bright, Amatucci, Aubameyang and Gijselhart, plus free arrivals Adama, Angeli\u00f1o, Casad\u00f3 and Gim\u00e9nez. Fellow newcomers Racing paid 21 million across 12 signings, including Pablo Garc\u00eda, Agirrezabala and Iv\u00e1n Mart\u00edn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Clubs doubled down on youth. <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/real-madrid-26\">Real Madrid<\/a> raised over 200 million euros from La F\u00e1brica sales this summer, underlining that <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">LaLiga<\/a> is spending sensibly while keeping its academy-first model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cArtificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/spanish-football-opens-the-chequebook-as-real-madrid-drive-laliga-summer-spend-43387679\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish football has opened the chequebook again, led by the big three. 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