Recently, Western media okdiario talked about the fact that many young talents in La Liga have moved to the Premier League, and they said that the Premier League is slowly swallowing up La Liga with its strong economic ability.
Valencia's 21-year-old defender Moscrat transferred to Arsenal, once again proving the Premier League's strong position in the transfer market. Although Moscrat has only one year left in his contract with Valencia, his transfer fee reaches a fixed amount of 15 million euros plus a floating clause of 5 million euros, which is only half the value of his 30 million euros in Germany. Surprisingly, no La Liga mid-to-upstream club is willing to pay the Spanish U21 international.
Moscarra's transfer case is just a microcosm of the inability of many Spanish clubs to retain young talents. Due to lack of funds, many Spanish teams have begun to turn to youth training camps and more economical ways of signing. The most recent example is Celta, who only enjoyed Lopez (21) sold him to Wolves for 23 million euros after 20 games with the first team, and Wolves also signed another Celta player, Larson, for 27 million euros.
Another big loss to La Liga this summer is Real Sociedad Zubimendi, who will join Arsenal for 70 million euros to reunite with former teammate Merino. Merino's transfer fee is as high as 35 million euros. Such transfer fees are unbearable for most Spanish clubs. Except for Real Madrid, they have successfully poached Wysen (60 million euros) and Arnold (free transfer) from the Premier League.
Not only does the Premier League pose a threat to La Liga, but other foreign leagues are also attracting young Spanish talents. The most typical example is Serie A Como, who has introduced several young players from Spain in recent transfer windows, including Nico Pas (Real Madrid), Vale (Barcelona), Dior and Rodriguez (Betis) and Asan Monson (Zaragoza), with a total cost of about €50 million. In addition, Cuomo is close to signing Real Madrid's Jacob Ramon.