TOP 10 FOOTBALL - SOCCER - PLAYERS TRANSFERS 2013

With the 2013 - 2014 European Football season now under way & the "Transfer Window" has shut until the 1st of January 2014 ( Winter Market ). Thought it may be informative for the readers to see the TOP 10 Transfers where Spanish Football Clubs have been very active selling & buying.

The list is shown below & some final transfer economic figures are "distorted" as they include only the cash

ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS ALDERWEIRELD FROM AJAX

Argentine International & Atletico de Madrid defender Demichelis has gone off to Manchester City. Atletico de Madrid has already found a substitute replacement in Belguim & Ajax of Amsterdam defender Toby Alderweireld.




The player is currently in Madrid to pass the medical exam before signing with Atletico de Madrid for the next four seasons. The 24 year old comes with very good references

VALENCIA CF SELECTS REAL ZARAGOZA POSTIGA TO REPLACE SOLDADO

Portuguese International & Real Zaragoza 31 year old striker Helder Postiga is the chosen player by Valencia CF to fill the position left vacant by Roberto Soldado after transferring the goalscorer to Tottenham Hotspurs. 



Valencia CF has paid Real Zaragoza 3M€ & the player has arrived at the city of Valencia this evening to pass tomorrow morning the obligatory medical exam before signing with

VALENCIA CF - TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS CLOSE DEAL FOR FORWARD ROBERTO SOLDADO

After days of negotiations & speculations, Spanish Football Club Valencia CF has officially announced via its website ( as has Tottenham ) that they have come to an agreement to transfer their Spanish International & forward Roberto Soldado to English Football Club Tottenham Hotspurs. The only thing now remaining is that the player pass the obligatory medical exam before closing the deal 100%.The

BAYERN MUNICH SIGNS FC BARCELONA THIAGO FOR 25M€

FC Barcelona & German Club Bayern Munich have made official the transfer & signing of Spanish International midfielder & "Spanish Football Pearl" Thiago Alcantara. The communication was made at 20.00 & the transfer figure negotiated is 25M€. This way Bayern Munich earns some money from the VAT % that is equivalent to the contract release clause of 18M€, & Barça gets some more cash after some

RCD ESPANYOL SIGN FLUMINENSE FORWARD SAMUEL

Most Spanish Football Clubs are busy confectioning their squads for the upcoming 2013 - 2104 season. While the big Clubs get the headlines, today we will give some space to RCD Espanyol which will soon announce an interesting new signing.





Brazilian forward Samuel Rosa Gonçalves - Samuel - comes from Fluminense & signs with Espanyol for the next 4 seasons. The price is 3,8M€ which is

REAL MADRID CF PRESENTS NEW SIGNING ILLARRAMENDI

Real Madrid CF has officially presented the 23 year old midfielder from Real Sociedad Asier Illarramendi to the Spanish media.



Signs for 6 years at 2.5M€ per season.

REAL MADRID SIGNS REAL SOCIEDAD ILLARRAMENDI FOR 38.8M€

Real Madrid has finally managed to convince Real Sociedad to transfer their midfield promise & U-21 Spanish International Asier Illarramendi. The signing was strategic for Real Madrid as the youngster was seen as the natural replacement ( when the time comes ) of Xabi Alonso. 

The contract release clause is 30M€ but Real Madrid will pay 38.8M€ in transfer fee. Part of the payment - 20% - will go

MARTIN DEMICHELIS IN MADRID TO SIGN FOR ATLETICO DE MADRID

Argentine International & Malaga FC 32 year old defender Martin Demichelis is currently doing his medical exam in Madrid before signing with Atletico de Madrid. The defender has specifically knocked back an offer from Argentine Football to stay in Spain & under the instructions of Coach Diego Simeoni.



The player comes free of a transfer fee because he ended contract with Malaga FC on the 30th

REAL MADRID | SIGNING - TRANSFER CANDIDATES

The "suits" in the REAL MADRID offices at "Santiago Bernabeu" are hard at work. Their technical staff have advised the obvious, Cristiano Ronaldo cannot do it alone. The low form & relative dry spell of the current forwards Karim Benzema & Gonzalo Higuain has convinced the Club that a true "crack" striker is needed.We are no taking about any type of forward, the idea is to incorporate a true goal

THE MANCHESTER UNITED - REAL MADRID CONNECTION

REAL MADRID & English Football giant MANCHESTER UNITED meet again this Wednesday night at the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" ( Madrid ) for the 1º leg last 16 Champions League clash. The English Press have already tagged the game as "the match of the year".The label is very close to the truth, every time these two Clubs meet the spectacle & the emotions are assured. 




Yet the Clubs have more in