La Liga ushers in "transfer season"

Summer transfer window in 2025 has opened, the pace of signings in La Liga is extremely hot, showing unprecedented explosive power.

Manchester United striker Rashford joined Barcelona on loan, becoming a major focus of the transfer market this summer. Although the transfer window has been closed for more than a month, the total investment of La Liga clubs has exceeded the 400 million euro mark. This figure indicates the previous record of 645 million euros in the 2024/25 season, and is very likely to be broken this year.

According to the latest financial and economic report released by La Liga, the total expenditure of the transfer market this summer is expected to reach between 650 million and 750 million euros, continuing the strong recovery momentum of La Liga clubs in recruitment since the epidemic.

Such intensive investment is to welcome a special season: a total of 8 La Liga teams qualified for European competition and participated in the European competition. Since 2001, the Spanish club has won 37 championships in the European arena, far exceeding the 16 championships won by Premier League teams during the same period.

It is worth noting that despite the huge investment, the operations of each club still strictly abide by the long-term financial sustainability principles of La Liga. Through strict expenditure management mechanisms and strict implementation of UEFA's fiscal fairness policy, clubs have effectively avoided the risk of falling into a debt crisis.

This fiscal management model has become a model for learning in many leagues around the world, including the Premier League and Ligue 1. For example, Ligue 1 team Lyon was punished with administrative downgrade for failing to meet fiscal compliance requirements. Another important success achieved by La Liga in recent years is its mechanism for centralizing the sale of television rights. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the mechanism. Thanks to this, the total revenue distributed by the league to each club increased from the initial 844 million euros to more than 1.8 billion euros, significantly narrowing the economic gap between clubs.

Not only that, the teams have also accelerated the pace of infrastructure modernization. With the investment of nearly 2 billion euros in the LaLiga Impulso project and the CVC fund, multiple courts and training bases have ushered in upgrades. These include the Estadizon Mox Stadium in Majorca, the Sanchez Pisjuan Stadium in Seville, the Ceramic Stadium in Villarreal, and the training centres of Real Betis and Celta Vigo. These projects not only enhance the overall competitive environment of La Liga, but also are expected to provide infrastructure support for the 2030 World Cup jointly bid by Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

With the investment in the transfer market exceeding 400 million euros and the popularity continues to heat up, La Liga is ushering in a record-breaking summer - the past transfer record may soon become history.