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Nélson Semedo, during a match with the Wolverhampton

THE CRISIS HAS NOT AFFECTED THEM

The Premier League a step ahead than LaLiga, at least in signings

Published:8/10/2020 - 00:53h

Updated:8/10/2020 - 13:15h

The market of signings has culminated and the Premier League has surpassed with a big difference to the rest of the big European leagues in investment in signings

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Because of the economic impact of the coronavirus, anybody was sure of how much would spend the clubs in the market of signings of summer. The majority of the teams lived a window of discreet transfer, but in the Premier League have been the only that have exceeded the barrier of the billion of euros in traspasos.

The English league dominated this irregular market. In the previous season, LaLiga had invested 1.48 billion and was the competition that more spent, after the costly signings of Joao Félix to the Athletic of Madrid, Antoine Griezmann to the FC Barcelona or Eden Hazard to the Real Madrid. However, in the middle of an economic crisis ocasionada by the COVID-19, the clubs saw in the obligation to diminish his costs in the market.

Spain was not the only country in which they went down the quantities invested in traspasos. In the Series To spent 765 millions, 645 less than the previous course. By his part, Tie it 1 equalised to LaLiga in investment, with 412 kilos. The Bundesliga was the one who less moved in the market of signings, with alone 322 million euros during the period.

The Premier League continues a step in front economically. Although clubs like the Liverpool and Leicester City kept to the margin, Chelsea and the Leeds United were to by all during the summer. The ones of Frank Lampard went to the market for the second time after the sanction of the UEFA and filled of stars his rows with Swindle Werner, Kai Havertz or Ben Chilwell. The team directed by Marcelo Bielsa, that returned to the Premier, wanted to strengthen his team and had the arrival of Robin Koch, Rodrigo Moreno or Diego Llorente.

In any one of the cases, the Premier has gone back to dominate Europe. The quality of his teams has converted to the competition in one of the most followed and the stars that have added to the league in the last campaigns have woken up the interest of the fanatical of the football to world-wide level.

Investment of 8.650 billion

Unlike LaLiga, Series To, Tie 1 and Bundesliga, the Premier League has surpassed the barrier of the billion of euros in all the seasons from five years ago. Since, they have invested 8.650 millions. The highest figure in an alone campaign was reached in the 2017-2018, with at all more and at all less than 2.180 'kilos' in signings, more than what never have spent Tie 1 and Bundesliga.

In the last seasons, the level of competitiveness of the competition reigns of England has increased considerably. Whereas it does some years, only the 'big six' (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool) were able to struggle by the first places of the competition, has evidenciado the growth of clubs like the Wolverhampton or Leicester City, that have litigated with the big English by European places, mainly to consequence of his reinforcements in the window of transfers.

James Rodríguez, one of the signings crashes