How did the Fifa world cup shape transfer market?
How did the players who shone at the 2014 Fifa World Cup do in the European transfer window? Here's everything you need to know
NEW DELHI :
The European football season is almost upon us—the Barclays Premier League (England) begins this weekend; the Spanish La Liga kicks off on 23 August; the German Bundesliga starts a day earlier; and the Italian Serie A’s opening match is on 31 August.
This has been a football year to remember. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) World Cup in Brazil turned out to be a stunning tournament in every way, and plenty of players stood up to be counted—both from the big teams and the lesser-known ones—setting the tone for the highly anticipated European transfer window which opened on 1 July and will close on 31 August. Most of the big clubs have already made their moves. Just how did the world cup shape the transfers?
Luis Suárez
New club: Barcelona
Old club: Liverpool
Position: Forward
This 27-year-old Uruguayan scored 31 of Liverpool’s 101 Premier League goals last season, and was the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year, Football Writers’ Player of the Year and Barclays Fans’ Player of the Year. Then the fall from grace: yet another biting incident, this time at the world cup, that saw him banned for “all football activity" for four months. How will opposition defenders deal with Barca’s front-line of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Suárez?
James Rodríguez
New club: Real Madrid
Old club: Monaco
Position: Forward, midfielder
David Luiz
New club: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Old club: Chelsea
Position: Defender
Alexis Sánchez
New club: Arsenal
Old club: Barcelona
Position: Forward
Diego Costa
New club: Chelsea
Old club: Atlético Madrid
Position: Forward
Cesc Fàbregas
New club: Chelsea
Old club: Barcelona
Position: Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas
Luke Shaw
New club: Manchester United
Old club: Southampton
Position: Forward
Antoine Griezmann
New club: Atlético Madrid
Old club: Real Sociedad
Position: Forward
Toni Kroos
New club: Real Madrid
Old club: Bayern Munich
Position: Midfielder
Mathieu Debuchy
New club: Arsenal
Old club: Newcastle United
Position: Defender
Keylor Navas
New club: Real Madrid
Old club: Levante
Position: Goalkeeper
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