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A sensational end to this summer’s transfer window, Manchester United and Real Madrid agreeing a swap deal on the last day for David De Gea and Keylor Navas, but eventually seeing the operation fall through as the documentation was not registered in time! The two keepers were valued at around €40 Mio and €15 Mio respectively, but delays in the drafting of contracts meant that the final papers didn’t reach the LFP until a few minutes after the midnight deadline. Conspiracy theories rapidly abounded on internet, United paying back Madrid for squeezing them on previous deals, the LFP taking it out on Madrid for the conflict over TV rights, Navas delaying the deal as he wasn’t keen to move, and at first Madrid saying they would appeal to FIFA as they had proof that they had presented everything before the deadline, later retracting their statement and blaming United for the failing. Whatever the case, the fallout is likely to go on for weeks!

The De Gea deal overshadowed all other operations on the closing days, but as usual there were frantic movements as teams scrambled to get in their late signings. Athletic Bilbao for example managed to tie up Atlético’s Raúl García at last, Valencia replaced Otamendi with Abdennour and Aderlan Santos, Joaquín sealed his return to his old club Betis, and Adrían López also agreed to come back to Spain, joining his ex Spanish international team-mate Soldado at Villarreal. With Llorente, Fernando Torres, Javi Guerra and Santa Cruz also back in Spain, it’s a bit of an old strikers’ reunion! That’s it though for the next few months, and hopefully things will quieten down until battle recommences at the beginning of January. (01.09.15)

Latest transfers detailed below. Colour coding: Green - deals completed, but still not closed, or player on trial; Blue - deals closed now, but will take place at a later date; Red - deals closed but subsequently cancelled.

Date Player (Country) Old club New club Position/Comments
31/08/15 De Gea / Navas (CRI) Manchester United (ENG) Real Madrid GK Swap deal agreed between 2 clubs, but everything fell through as documentation presented too late!
31/08/15 Raúl García Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao MF Have been trying to sign nº 8 for some time, and Atleti finally allow him to go for fee of around €10 Mio.
31/08/15 Adrián López Porto (POR) Villarreal FW Betis miss out again! In the end Villarreal step in to take player on loan, joining Soldado & Bakambu.
31/08/15 Joaquín Fiorentina (ITA) Betis MF Local hero will be returning home after long negotiations. Fiore sign Blaszczykowski to replace him
31/08/15 Van Wolfswinkel (HOL) Norwich City (ENG) / St. Etienne (FRA) Betis FW Last minute signing! Dutch striker moving on loan to Andalusia after previous loan in France.
31/08/15 Andreolli (ITA) Inter Milan (ITA) Sevilla DF Last minute emergency loan signing from Italy to cover for injured Nico Pareja and Carriço.
31/08/15 Pape Diop (SEN / FRA) Levante Espanyol MF Has been training with club for some time, and finally signs after both Cristians rescind contracts.
31/08/15 Mastour (MOR / ITA) AC Milan (ITA) Málaga FW Arab owners have signed 17 year old Morrocan international on two year loan deal behind coach's back!
31/08/15 Wakaso (GHA) Rubin Kazan (RUS) / Celtic (SCO) Las Palmas MF Winger joins islanders on one year loan after previous spell in Scotland. Ex Elche, Villarreal & Espanyol.
31/08/15 Víctor Valdés Manchester United (ENG) Besiktas (TKY) GK Move to Turkey called off at last minutes after terms changed, so will be staying at Man U for now.
31/08/15 Song (CAM) Barcelona West Ham Utd (ENG) MF Several clubs looking to sign him after loan move at WHU, but decided to renew loan on final day of window.
31/08/15 Pablo Hernández / Javi Guerra Al-Arabi (QTR) / Cardiff (WAL) Rayo Vallecano MF / FW Two late signings, ex Valencia & Swansea man on loan, & stiker (on loan at málaga last year) on free transfer.
31/08/15 Doria (BZL) / Neuton (BZL) O. Marseille (FRA) / Udinese (ITA) Granada DF Bit strange this? Signed two Brazilian defenders on loan right at end of transfer window?
31/08/15 Córdoba (COL) Granada Mainz '05 (GER) FW Ex Espanyol striker has had to move on to make room for 15 new names, so moves to Germany on one year loan.
31/08/15 Scepovic (SER) Celtic (SCO) Getafe FW Tried to sign ex Sporting forward before, and have agreed loan deal to strengthen attack.
31/08/15 Diego Mariño Valladolid Levante GK Was on loan last season, and joins on 3 year contract despite signing Rubén. Villarreal had part rights.
31/08/15 Hajrovic (BOS) Werder Bremen (GER) Eibar MF They're getting good at this! Got ahead of several teams to sign international midfielder on loan.
31/08/15 Agus / Jason Mallorca / Levante Albacete DF / FW Have agreed 3 year deal with experienced defender, and loan deal with promising young forward.
31/08/15 José Angel Pozo / Lolo Reyes (CHL) Man City (ENG) / Betis Almería FW / MF Left it late but made two last day signings, former transferred from City, and latter on loan from Betis.
31/08/15 Raúl de Tomás Real Madrid Castilla Córdoba FW Striker still only 21 despite several years at Bernabeu, and makes the jump to 2nd divn on loan.
31/08/15 Ilie / Mandi 1860 Múnich (GER) / Sporting Gijón Elche MF Seems Baraja has cobbled together a squad! Ex Barça B player joins on loan, ex Castilla man on free transfer.
31/08/15 Nwakali (NIG) Manchester City (ENG) Girona MF Player joins on loan, together with Sobrino & Lejeune, both bought and loaned back to Catalans.
31/08/15 Bicho Deportivo / Barcelona B Leganés MF Had another year of loan at Barça B left, but agrees to leave after team relegated and signs new loan deal.
31/08/15 Fernando Vega Recreativo Lugo DF Signed experienced defender on last day, and have also tied up Joselu (Mallorca) and Caballé (Espanyol B).
31/08/15 David Costas Celta Mallorca DF Youth international defender renews his contract to 2019, and will move on loan for a season to Mallorca.
31/08/15 David Concha Real Sociedad Numancia MF Signed youth international from Racing this summer, but have decided to loan him out to get playing time.
31/08/15 Khomchenovskyi (UKR) Zorya Luhansk (UKR) Ponferradina MF Not a lot of information about this last minute signing, but has already played CL qualifiers.
31/08/15 Djordjevic (MNE) Zenit (RUS) Ponferradina FW U21 international striker arrives on loan to replace Sobrino after previous spells at Twente & Sampdoria.
31/08/15 Diego Rubio Köstner (CHL / GER) Sporting Lisbon (POR) Valladolid FW Have signed Chilean international, who has 3 caps for country. Agrees 4 year contract.
31/08/15 Moreno (COL) / Pedro Tiba (POR) Sporting Braga (POR) Valladolid FW / MF Signed up 3 players from Portuguese clubs on last day! Moreno & Tiba join on loan.
29/08/15 Abdennour (TUN) Monaco Valencia DF Second defender signed in 2 days to replace Otamendi. Reported fee of around €20 Mio, and agrees 5 year deal.
29/08/15 Sergi Darder Málaga Olympique Lyon (FRA) MF On-off all summer, but finally agree €12 Mio fee to sign him. Half of rights belong to investment fund though.
29/08/15 Denis Suárez Sevilla Villarreal MF Have signed young midfielder for €4 Mio on 4 year deal. Barça teian buy back option, which they had with Sevilla.
29/08/15 Bruno Varela (POR)
Benfica (POR) Valladolid GK U21 international signs on one year loan, but will not join until has taken part in latest U21 Euro qualifier.
29/08/15 Errasti Eibar Spezia (ITA) MF Only Eibar born player left in squad will move on after new signings left him with little chance of playing.
29/08/15 Salomao (POR) Sporting Lisbon (POR) Deportivo MF Has been on loan for last 2 or 3 seasons, and have finally (it seems) agreed to make move permanent.
29/08/15 Jeffren (VEN / SPA) Valladolid Eupen (BEL) MF Ex Barça flanker has agreed terms to rescind contract, and will take up three year offer with Belgian side.
28/08/15 Rubén Sobrino Ponferradina Manchester City / Girona FW Man City have signed ex Real Madrid Castilla striker for €550K, and have loaned him back out to Girona.
28/08/15 Espinosa Villarreal / Almería Elche MF Went out to Almería on loan last winter, and decides to accept offer of new loan deal to Elche.
28/08/15 Amorebieta / Verdú Fulham (ENG) / Baniyas (UAE) Middlesboro (ENG) / Fiorentina (ITA) DF / MF Two old Spanish warhorses changing clubs, but still not returning to Spain.
28/08/15 Vachiberadze (UKR / GEO) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Betis MF Young midfielder out of contract, and will join B team at first after signing three year deal.
27/08/15 Aderllan Santos (BZL) Sporting Braga (POR) Valencia DF Signed defender on 5 year contract as replacement for Otamendi. Fee around €7.6 Mio. Agent again Jorge Mendes!
27/08/15 Biraghi (ITA) Inter Milan (ITA)
Granada DF Youth international left back joins on one year loan to replace Insúa and Martins, who have moved on.
27/08/15 Borré (COL) Deportivo Cali (COL) Atlético Madrid FW Signed 19 year old forward in case FIFA apply transfer ban, but expected to be loaned back to Cali this year.
27/08/15 Manu del Moral Sevilla / Eibar Valladolid FW Ex Spanish international rejoins Garitano on one year deal after season on loan from Sevilla to Eibar.
27/08/15 Bianchi (ITA) Bologna / Atalanta (ITA) Mallorca FW Experienced striker played at Man City & several Italian teams, and joins as free agent.
27/08/15 Stankevicius (LIT) Hannover '96 (GER) Córdoba DF Ex Sevilla & Valencia defender returns to Spain after spells in Italy & Germany. Signs one year deal.
27/08/15 Casado Almería Bolton (ENG) DF Ex Sevilla & Málaga left back left Almería when they went down, and takes up one year contract with Trotters.
27/08/15 Roberto Chen (PAN) Málaga Linense DF Young defender has now recovered from serious knee ligament injury, and moves on loan to get playing time.
26/08/15 Llorente Juventus (ITA) Sevilla FW Juve agreed to let him go free to save on high salary, and returns to Spain on 3 year deal with Andalusians.
26/08/15 Illarramendi Real Madrid Real Sociedad MF Several teams made bids for player, but he prefers return to old club. Signs 6 year deal, fee around €17 Mio?
26/08/15 Lucas Silva (BZL) Real Madrid Olympique Marseille (FRA) MF No room at Bernabeu as 3 non-EU spots filled, so agrees to join Michel in France on one year loan deal.
25/08/15 Coentrao (POR) Real Madrid Monaco DF Several clubs tried to tempt him away, but in the end has agreed one year loan at Monaco.
25/08/15 Takeshi Inui (JPN) Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) Eibar MF Exotic signing for Basque club! Japanese international signs 3 year deal, undisclosed fee.
25/08/15 Santa Cruz (PAR) Cruz Azul (MEX) Málaga FW The man is back! Popular striker returns on one year loan deal, although fitness still a doubt.
25/08/15 Kranevitter (ARG) River Plate (ARG) Atlético Madrid MF Have agreed terms to sign him, although will remain on loan at River until Club World Cup over.
25/08/15 Oier Granada Real Sociedad GK Ex Barça keeper looked unlikely to play after Andrés signed, so accepts offer of loan move back to Basque country.
25/08/15 Kelava (CRO) Udinese (ITA) / Spartak Trnava (SVK) Granada GK Some confusion whether he belongs to Granada or Udinese (same thing?), but will be replacing Oier this year.
25/08/15 Vadillo Betis Rayo Vallecano MF Have sold him to Rayo, keeping 2 year buy back option of around €1.5 Mio and 50% of future transfer rights.
25/08/15 Diego Aguirre Rayo Vallecano / Leganés Oviedo MF Signing of Vadillo frees up loan move to Oviedo. Played at Leganés on loan last season.
25/08/15 El Zhar (MOR / FRA) Levante Las Palmas MF Ex Liverpool player agrees terms to rescind contract, and takes up offer from Canary Islanders.
25/08/15 Dimas (IDN) Persebaya (IDN) Llagostera MF Took young player on trial as part of casting programme, but in the end didn't make the cut.
25/08/15 Borja García Real Madrid Castilla / Córdoba Girona FW Córdoba didn't execute buy out clause after loan period, so joins Girona for 2 years as free agent.
25/08/15 Jorge Díaz (URU) Albacete Zaragoza FW Seems nobody checked he didn't have EU passport, and as 2 non-EU spots filled he may have to leave!
25/08/15 Aleix García Villarreal Manchester City (ENG) MF Another of Spain's young pearls being enticed away by perfidious albion! A bargain at €3 Mio!
25/08/15 Rafa Martins (BZL) Levante Moreirense (POR) FW Striker had little success in his first season at Levante, so agrees loan move back to Portugal.
24/08/15 Manu Fernández Alavés Deportivo GK Experienced keeper out of contract, and returns to old club as cover for injured Fabricio.
24/08/15 Colotto (ARG) Espanyol Pune City (IND)
DF Contract not renewed at Cornellà, and starts new experience in India under coach David Platt.
24/08/15 Luis Martins (POR)
Granada Osasuna DF Left back agrees loan move to Pamplona, as unlikely to get much playing time at Granada.
24/08/15 Dani Nieto Eibar Skoda Xanthi (GRE) FW Ex Barça B forward didn't feature much last year, and agrees to rescind contract and move to Greece.
24/08/15 Carlos Calvo / Jesús Granada / Las Palmas Huesca MF / DF Two more loan signings for newly promoted side. Former previously on loan at Skoda Xhanti.
22/08/15 Vergos (GRE) Olympiacos (GRE) Elche FW Another loan move as Baraja rushes to complete squad, this time Greek U19 international striker.
22/08/15 Caro Betis Elche DF Defender moves on one year loan to get playing time. Third player from Betis to join Elche this summer.