Recently, Marca talked about the investment of La Liga clubs in this summer window. They said that not only the Premier League, but even the investment in Serie A and Bundesliga is far greater than that of La Liga clubs.
Spanish professional football needs reflection, not only to Tebas, every club should participate. This year's transfer market is once again frustrating. The problem is not only that the investment in the Premier League is beyond the reach of La Liga, but even the investment in Serie A and Bundesliga is far beyond that of La Liga clubs. What is even more worrying is that only 6 of the 100 teams with the largest spending on summer transfers in the world are from Spain.
More specifically, those teams that sold the most players spent the least on signings: Real Sociedad sold 80 million euros but only spent 20 million euros, Celta sold 50 million euros but only spent 14 million euros, Girona earned 57 million euros and only spent 27 million euros, Valencia sold 26 million euros and only spent 11 million euros.
The situation in Sevilla is worth a lot of money: they sold 55 million euros, while buying only costs 250,000 euros. Except Atletico Madrid, Betis, Villarreal and Real Madrid, few fans will think their team's lineup has improved compared to last season.
From the player's perspective, the situation is also not optimistic. Benfica signed Sevilla's star player, Cuomo took Betis' treasure, Strasbourg introduced Alaves' promising forward, who was also the best scorer in the Spanish Second Division, and Getafe had to "sell" Bordallas' favorite forward... There are countless examples of this.
This is not alarmist, and although Spanish football has a strong team like Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as world-class stars like Mbappe, Yamal, Vinicius, Pedri or Alvarez, the overall attractiveness of the league is declining.
Although La Liga is still famous for its charm, history, a huge fan base, an excellent coaching team, an enviable stadium (not all) and a satisfactory sponsor, we must face the fact that La Liga's competitiveness is weakening with every transfer window. We are no longer the destination players yearn for.
This is not an imagination out of thin air, but an obvious fact, and it is time to rethink the entire system. Maintaining financial health is important, but keeping up with reality is even more critical. From a competitive standpoint, La Liga has entered a delicate stage.