La Liga Santander teams have wrapped their preparations for another bustling season. The 2022-23 campaign may be behind them, yet the transfer market keeps delivering surprise moves that reshape every squad. Clubs across the league have reengineered their rosters, chasing fresh talent and strategic signings that promise to redefine on-field dynamics for the year ahead.
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From the most renewed outfits like Barcelona, Celta, and newly promoted Almería and Girona, to teams with fewer changes such as champion Real Madrid or the historically steady Athletic, every club enters the season with a different set of players at the disposal of the coaches. The summer window has delivered a spectrum of arrivals and departures that will influence tactics, depth, and competition for starting spots across the league.
These are the standout moves recorded during the recent transfer window in La Liga. These signings set the tone for the season, balancing competing ambitions across the 20 teams and signaling intent from both moneyed powerhouses and ambitious upstarts alike.
Almeria
high: Gui Guedes (Vitoria Guimaraes), Houboulang Mendes (Lorient), Svidersky (Manchester United), Arnau Solá (Barcelona B), Milovanovic (Partizan), Pacheco (Alavés), Leo Baptistao and Kaiky (Santos).
low: Nélson Monte (Dnipro), Cristian Olivera (Boston River), Javi Robles (Fuenlabrada), Juan Villar (Huesca), Makaridze (Ponferradina), Carriço and Aitor Buñuel.
athletic
high: Guruzeta (Amorebieta).
low: Ezkieta (Racing), Petxarroman (Andorra) and Unai Núñez (Celtic).
athletic
high: Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) and Nahuel Molina (Udinese).
low: Lecomte (Spanish), Luis Suárez (Montevideo National), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo), Vrsaljko (Olympiacos), Vitolo (Las Palmas), Riquelme (Girona), Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
Barcelona
high: Lewandowski (Bayern), Kessié (Milan), Christensen (Chelsea), Pablo Torre (Race), Raphinha (Leeds) and Koundé (Seville).
low: Jutglà (Bruges), Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Dani Alves (Pumas), Lenglet (Tottenham), Mingueza (Celtic), Riqui Puig (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nico (Valencia) and Neto ( Bournemouth).
Betis
high: Luiz Henrique (Fluminense) and Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
low: Bellerin (Arsenal), Diego Lainez (Braga), Joel (Leeds) and Tello.
Cadiz
high: Zaldua (Royal Society) and Awer Mabil (Kasimpasa).
low: Salvi Sánchez (Lightning), Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), Jonsson (AEK Athens) and Haroyan (Anorthosis).
Celtic
high: Swedberg (Hammarby), Óscar Rodríguez (Getafe), De la Torre (Heracles), Unai Nuñez (Athletic), Mingueza (Barcelona), Marchesín (Porto), Carles Pérez (Rome) and Gonçalo Paciencia (Eintracht).
low: Dituro (Catholic University), Murillo (Sampdoria), Thiago Galhardo (International), Fontán (Go Ahead Eagles), Néstor Araújo (America), Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens), Rubén Blanco (Olympique Marsella) , Okay Yokuslu (WBA) and Nolito.
elche
high: Clerc and Roger Martí (Levante).
low: Kiko Casilla (Getafe), Olaza (Valladolid), Marcone (Independent), Piatti (Students), Barragán and Carrillo.
Spanish
High: Brian Oliván (Mallorca), Vini Souza (Lommel), Lecomte (Atlético), Edu Expósito (Eibar) and Joselu (Alavés).
Low: Yangel Herrera and David López (Girona), Diego López (Rayo), Víctor Gómez (Braga), Melendo (Granada), Fran Mérida (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger), Vilhena (Salernitana), Wu Lei (Shanghai Harbour), Oier and Dídac Villa.
Getafe
high: Portu (Real Sociedad), Seoane (Huesca), Domingos Duarte and Luis Milla (Granada), Angileri (River Plate), Kiko Casilla (Elche) and Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid).
low: Olivera (Naples), Óscar Rodríguez (Celta), Gonzalo Villar (Sampdoria), Florentino (Benfica), Sandro (Huesca), Vitolo (Las Palmas), Chema (Eibar), Darío Poveda (Ibiza), Rubén Yáñez (Malaga) , Jonathan Silva, Ignasi Miquel and Cabaco (Granada).
Girona
high: Taty Castellanos (New York), David López (Espanyol), Riquelme (Atlético), Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) and Miguel Gutiérrez (Real Madrid).
low: Pol Lozano (Spanish), Álex Baena (Villarreal), Nahuel Bustos (Sao Paulo), Pablo Moreno (Marítimo) and Darío Sarmiento (Torque), Jairo (Cartagena), Dubasin (Albacete), Ortolá (Deinze) and Welsh (Málaga).
Majorca
high: Copete (Ponferradina) and Rajkovic (Reims)
low: Joan Sastre (PAOK), Brian Oliván (Espanyol), Salva Sevilla and Sedlar (Alavés), Sergio Rico (PSG), Kubo (Real Sociedad), Fer Niño (Villarreal), Hoppe (Middlesbrough) and Manolo Reina (Málaga).
Osasuna
high: Rubén Peña and Moi Gómez (Villarreal) and Aitor Fernández (Levante).
low: José Ángel (Sport), Oier (AEK Larnaca), Ramalho (Malaga) and Íñigo Pérez.
Vallecano Beam
high: Salvi Sánchez (Cádiz), Diego López (Espanyol), Camello (Atletico) and Lejeune (Alavés).
low: Sergi Guardiola (Valladolid), Merquelanz and Kevin (Real Sociedad), Maras (Alavés), Sylla (Alavés) and Luca Zidane.
real Madrid
high: Rüdiger (Chelsea) and Tchouaméni (Monaco).
low: Isco (Seville), Ballet (Los Angeles), Borja Mayoral (Getafe) and Marcelo.
real society
high: Ali-Cho (Angers), Brais Méndez (Celta) and Kubo (Mallorca).
low: Sorloth (Leipzig), Rafinha (PSG), Portu (Getafe), Zaldua (Cádiz), Guridi (Alavés), Lobete (Waalwijk) and Januzaj.
Seville
high: Marcao (Galatasaray), Alex Telles (Manchester United) and Isco (Real Madrid).
low: Diego Carlos and Augustinsson (Aston Villa), Martial (Manchester United), Pozo (Almería), Óscar Rodríguez (Celta), Idrissi (Feyenoord) and Koundé (Barcelona).
Valencia
high: Samu Castillejo (Milan), Nico (Barcelona) and Samuel Lino (Atletico).
low: Bryan Gil (Tottenham), Ilaix Moriba (Leipzig), Alderete (Hertha Berlin), Hélder Costa (Leeds), Cillessen (NEC), Guedes (Wolverhampton) and Cheryshev.
Valladolid
high: Escudero (Granada) and Asenjo (Villarreal)
low: Morcillo (Athletic), Josema (Elche), Cristo (Udinese), Janko (Bochum), Raúl García (Deportivo), Kiko Olivas (Cartagena), Nacho (Tenerife) and Pablo Hervías.
Villareal
high: Morales (Levante), Reina (Lazio) and Kiko Femenía (Watford).
low: Lo Celso (Tottenham), Asenjo (Valladolid), Rubén Peña and Moi Gómez (Osasuna), Iborra (Levante), Mario Gaspar (Watford) and Aurier.