La Liga summer 2021 transfer window: Live updates

The summer transfer window is here and teams in La Liga have been shopping. Are there any confirmed La Liga transfer news? Who has joined whom the Spanish league? Follow us below as we provide details about all the done deals in La Liga summer 2021 transfer window.

While football enthusiasts were all busy watching the Copa America and Euro 2020, football clubs were busy signing new players for their next season and strengthening their squad even more. With some of the best teams in the world playing in La Liga, it is only natural that millions of people follow La Liga transfer news to get updated on the recent transfers. We are only just approaching the middle of summer and we have already seen some big names sign for big clubs such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

What are the clubs in the Spanish league up to? Whom have they signed so far? Read on as we take a look at every recent transfer in La Liga.

Spanish La Liga transfers – 2020/2021

From Sergio Aguero to Memphis Depay and David Alaba, we have had some big names joining La Liga clubs so far this summer. Before we take a look at the full list of big-name transfers done in the La Liga summer 2021 transfer window, let’s see all the done deals and loan signings in La Liga first. The Spanish La Liga transfers – 2020/2021 list is as follows:

David Alaba (Bayern Munich-Real Madrid), Sergio Aguero (Man City-Barcelona), Eric Garcia (Man City-Barcelona), Juan Miranda (Barcelona-Real Betis), Emerson (Real Betis-Barcelona), Giorgi Mamardashvili (D. Tbilisi-Valencia), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux-Betis), Ante Budimir (Mallorca-Osasuna), Cristian Salvador (Gijon-Huesca), Ruben Martinez (Osasuna-AEK Larnaca), Juan Foyth (Tottenham-Villarreal), Rui Silva (Granada-Betis), Nicolas Ibanez (A. Madrid-Pachuca), Tomas Alarcon (O’Higgins-Cadiz), Alvaro Morata (A. Madrid-Juventus), Aissa Mandi (Free Agent-Villarreal), Memphis Depay (Lyon-Barcelona), Jean-Clair Todibo (Barcelona-Nice), Guilherme Arana (Sevilla-A. MG), Konrad de la Fuente (Barcelona-Marseille), Franco Vazquez (Sevilla-Parma), Juan Soriano (Sevilla-Tenerife), Paulo Oliveira (Eibar-Braga), Roberto Soldado (Granada-Levante), David Mayoral (Cadiz-Lugo).

The list continues with: Dario Poveda (A. Madrid-Getafe), Anotnio Moya (A. Madrid-Deportivo Alaves), Alvaro Vadillo (Celta Vigo-Espanyol), Mario Gonzalez (Villarreal-Braga), Eugeni Valderrama (Huesca-Arouca), Marc Mateu (Castellon-Huesca), Amath Ndiaye (Getafe-Mallorca), Waldo Rubio (R. Valladolid-C. Brugge), Enric Franquesa (Villarreal-Levante), Angel Rodriguez (Getafe-Mallorca), Trincao (Barcelona-Wolves), Vitolo (A. Madrid-Getafe), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar-Sevilla), Marcos Paulo (Fluminense-A. Madrid), Stefan Mitrovic (Strasbourg-Getafe), Junior Firpo (Barcelona-Leeds), Jonas Ramalho (Girona-Osasuna), Dominik Greif (S. Bratislava-Mallorca), Pedro Bigas (Eibar-Elche), Pablo Maffeo (Stuttgart-Mallorca), Juan Hernandez (Celta Vigo-Alcorcon), Jaume Costa (Villarreal-Mallorca), Sergio Ramos (R. Madrid-PSG), Matias Dituro (U. Catolica-Celta Vigo), Sergio Akieme (Barceona-Almeria), Yusuf Demir (Rapid Wien-Barcelona), Matheus Fernandes (Barcelona-Palmeiras), Carles Alena (Barcelona-Getafe).

More updates on the La Liga summer 2021 transfer window: Xavi Quntilla (Villarreal-Leganes), Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul-Elche), Santiago Arzamendia (C. Porteno-Cadiz), Ivan Martin (Villarreal-Deportivo Alaves), Caye Quintana (Cadiz-S. Wroclaw), Omar Alderete (Hertha BSC-Valencia), Rodrigo De Paul (Udienese-A. Madrid), Mathew Ryan (Brighton-Real Sociedad), David Costas (C. Vigo-R. Oviedo), Boulaye Dia (Reims-Villarreal), Carlos Bacca (Villarreal-Granada). Now let’s take a look at the big La Liga transfers 20/21.

David Alaba

Transfer: Bayern Munich – Real Madrid
Transfer fee: Free transfer

Austrian defender David Alaba was the first big-name signing of the La Liga summer 2021 transfer window. He joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich on a free transfer after spending several trophy-laden years with the Bavarians. Alaba is considered by many to be one of the best left-backs and even best center-backs in the world, who has had a fantastic record throughout his career.

The 29-year-old spent a total of 13 years at Bayern Munich, playing his first two years at the club’s youth academy and the reserves side. With a brief loan spell at Hoffenheim in 2011, Alaba returned to become the first-choice left-back of the German side. His impressive trophy cabinet includes 10 Bundesliga titles, 6 DFB-Pokal trophies, 5 German super cups, 2 FIFA Club World Cups, 2 UEFA Supercups and 2 Champions League titles. He was also a crucial part of Hansi Flick’s sextuple-winning side.

With La Decima-winning manager Carlo Ancelotti returning to the helm, the Austrian could look forward to working with his former Bayern Munich manager. David Alaba’s market value is estimated to be around €55 million, which shows how much of a good bargain it was for Real Madrid to sign him for free. The Austrian has put pen on paper and has signed a 5-year deal with the Spanish giants, which will expire in June 2026.

Sergio Aguero

Transfer: Man city – Barcelona
Transfer fee: Free transfer

It seems that Lionel Messi has now got yet another reason to stay at Barcelona, as his friend and Argentina teammate Sergio Aguero is set to don the Barcelona shirt for the 2021-22 season after joining the Spanish side amongst other La Liga transfers 20/21. Many can still hear Martyn Tyler screaming “Agueroooooo” with all his heart and we all remember the Argentine scoring the goal that gave Manchester City their very first Premier League trophy. The 33-year-old is still one of the most prolific center-forwards in world football.

He made a total of 391 appearances for City during his tenure that began back in 2011 and managed to score a massive 260 goals and provide 73 assists in the process. Even though some thought he was destined to succeed at Atletico Madrid after joining the Spanish club in 2006 from Independiente for €21 million, he went on to become a Manchester City legend after moving to the Premier League club for €40 million.

Now it seems that Aguero is ready for another challenge as he was not getting enough play time under Pep Guardiola, being pushed aside by the younger generation of footballers. The Argentine has signed a two-year deal with Barcelona until June 2023, moving to the Catalan club on a free transfer after his contract with Manchester City expired this summer.

Emerson

Transfer: Real Betis – Barcelona
Transfer fee: €9M

Barcelona have been on a shopping spree this summer, so much that they might run into trouble if Lionel Messi decides to sign a new contract. In order not to run into further trouble down the road, the Catalans have opted to sign Emerson Royal in a peculiar way. The Brazilian right-back is currently owned by both clubs as each club owns 50% of the rights to use the player.

Barcelona have the option to buy a further 30% in the future and is currently only a joint-owner of Emerson. The Brazilian is an academy graduate of Ponte Preta, who joined Atletico Miniero in 2018 and quickly joined Barcelona in 2019. However, due to financial reasons, the Catalans had to sell 50% of their rights to Real Betis, with the right-back moving to his new club in the same season and only two days after joining Barcelona.

The 22-year-old has now arrived at Barcelona once again and has a contract until June 2024. He is currently rated to be worth around €25 million and is one of the brighter stars of La Liga. Of course he will have to show a bit more patience when it comes to winning trophies as his trophy cabinet currently does not include any major trophies.

Juan Foyth

Transfer: Tottenham – Villarreal
Transfer fee: €15M

With Real Madrid and Barcelona both opting to sign players on a free transfer deal, Villarreal and other teams have been writing checks to sign their targets. Villarreal have loosened their purse’s strings in order to sign Juan Foyth from Tottenham for €15 million. The 23-year-old center-back joined Tottenham from Estudiantes back in 2017. But after spending a couple seasons as a low-profile player at the Premier League club, he moved out on loan to Villarreal in 2020, where he got the recognition he deserved.

With a total of 32 successful appearances for Villarreal in the 2020-21 season, Foyth caught the attention of his manager and the club’s board members, who decided to make his move permanent and have him stay at the club by signing a five-year deal with the defender. Foyth is currently worth around €12 million and the Spanish club have not paid much higher than what was expected of his market value.

Rui Silva

Transfer: Granada – Real Betis
Transfer fee: Free transfer

27-year-old Portugese goalkeeper Rui Silva has joined Real Betis on a free transfer deal after spending less than four years with Granada since joining the club in 2017. When he joined Granada in the middle of the 2016-17 season, the club suffered relegation into Segunda Division. But the goalkeeper stayed with his club and managed to help them return to La Liga for the 2019-20 season. He made a total of 128 appearances for Granada, keeping 44 clean sheets and conceding 147 goals in the process.

Silva is originally a Nacional academy graduate, with whom he began his professional career in football back in 2013. The 1.91-meter-tall goalkeeper has signed a five-year contract with Real Betis, with his contract set to expire in June 2026.

Memphis Depay

Transfer: Olimpique Lyon – Barcelona
Transfer fee: Free transfer

The recent La Liga transfer news will have you thinking if Barcelona are ever going to stop signing world-class players for free this summer, as they also got their hands on Olympique Lyon striker Memphis Depay. The Dutch striker was one of the most prolific goal-scorers of Ligue 1 before his move to Barcelona. He managed to score a total of 22 goal in 40 appearances last season, providing 12 assists as well. With the ability to single-handedly affect the gameplay and the turn of events, Depay might prove to be quite an asset alongside Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi.

The 27-year-old is living the best of his days during his prime and is currently worth around €45 million. Signing such a crucial player on a free transfer is a true bargain, and Barcelona have outdone themselves in the La Liga summer 2021 transfer window with such smart signings.

The Dutchman has signed a two-year contract with the Catalans and can’t wait to don his very own Barcelona shirt. Despite his awful days at Manchester United, he got to win the only trophies of his career outside of Eredivisie and he now looks forward to adding new titles to his trophy cabinet in the coming season.

Jean-Clair Todibo

Transfer: Barcelona – Nice
Transfer fee: €8.5M

21-year-old center-back is one of the departing players in the La Liga summer 2021 transfer window. Barcelona signed him from Toulouse for €1 million in 2019, but the Frenchman did not get to have a permanent position in the club’s main squad. He only made a disappointing total of 5 appearances for Barcelona and later moved out on loan to clubs such as Schalke, Benfica and OGC Nice.

It was Nice in the end who decided to make his move permanent by paying the Spanish giants €8.5 million, which is almost €3.5 million less than the player’s actual market value. With Barcelona clearly offloading the French player to be able to sign better foreign players, we will have to wait and see if Todibo finally gets to settle down and find his place at a club or not.

Junior Firpo

Transfer: Barcelona – Leeds
Transfer fee: €15M

Amongst the Spanish La Liga transfers – 2020/2021, you can find Junior Firpo’s name, who is another one of Barcelona’s offloaded players. The left-back joined the Catalans from Real Betis for €20 million back in 2019. But he did not get the chance to prove himself throughout the years, making him one of the flops of the club instead. The 24-year-old defender made a total of 41 appearances in his three seasons at Barcelona, during which he managed to score two goals and provide three assists.

Now, he has embarked on a new journey at Leeds United, with whom he has signed a four-year deal that will expire in the summer of 2025. While his estimated market value is believed to be around €8 million, the Premier League club splashed the cash on their new player by almost double his market value to Barcelona, with the Spanish club retaining 20% of any future sales of the player.

Sergio Ramos

Transfer: Real Madrid – PSG
Transfer fee: Free transfer

Sergio Ramos moving to Paris Saint-Germain is definitely the biggest departure of La Liga summer 2021 transfer window. The Spaniard left Real Madrid after sixteen years and numerous trophies, joining the Parisians on a free transfer deal after his contract with Real Madrid expired a couple of weeks ago. Having joined Los Blancos from Sevilla for €27 million back in 2003, Ramos went on to make a total of 671 appearances for Real Madrid, becoming one of the most prolific and highest-scoring center-backs in the world with 101 goals and 49 assists in the process.

Throughout his trophy-laden years at Madrid, the 35-year-old won 5 La Liga titles, 2 Copas del Rey, 4 Supercopas de Espana, 4 FIFA Club World Cups, 3 UEFA Supercups and 4 Champions League trophies, three of which came consecutively under Zinedine Zidane’s first era from 2015 to 2018. He has now signed a two-year contract with PSG and is looking forward for more glory with the Parisians.

Carles Alena

Transfer: Barcelona – Getafe
Transfer fee: €5M

Carles Alena is next on the list of La Liga transfers 20/21. He finally got a new home after spending a couple of years in a void called Barcelona. The Spaniard joined the Catalans as a La Masia academy graduate. While he was dubbed as the next Xavi, Alena did not live up to the expectations and only made a total of 44 appearances throughout his stay at Barcelona.

With a not-so-amazing performance at his parent club, he moved out on loan and joined Real Betis and later Getafe. The 23-year-old has now made his stay at Getafe permanent by signing a five-year contract, which cost Getafe €5 million in the end. Such a transfer fee is quite a bargain as the Spaniard is believed to be worth around €15 million instead.

Rodrigo de Paul

Transfer: Udinese – Atletico Madrid
Transfer fee: €35M

It seems that Barcelona might be a little too serious in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s Saul, as Diego Simeone has already signed a new midfielder to add more depth to his squad. Argentine central midfielder Rodrigo de Paul is one of the newest additions in La Liga summer 2021 transfer window. Of course it is not his first time playing in the Spanish first division. He in fact first moved to La Liga by joining Valencia from Racing Club for €6.5 million back in 2014. But after a disappointing spell at the club, he signed for Udinese in 2016. Now after five years, he is set to return to La Liga after his €35 million move to Atletico Madrid.

De Paul is immensely versatile and is able to play in a multitude of positions, which will help Simeone deploy him with much more freedom in mind. The 27-year-old made a total of 38 appearances last season, scoring 9 goals and providing 12 assists in the process.