La Liga clubs have earned more from player sales in the close season than any other league in history, which includes a record amount from selling players to rivals in other countries, according to a new study.
According to Sport24, the figures compiled by Barcelona-based Prime Time Sport underlined how Spanish top-flight teams, excluding wealthy Real Madrid and Barcelona, are increasingly being forced to cash in on top performers to stay afloat.
They also suggested UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, currently being phased in and designed to prevent clubs spending more than they earn, are beginning to bite, the report said.
La Liga clubs sold players worth 480 million euros in the transfer window which closed on Monday, Prime Time's latest Football Transfer Review showed, the report added.
The majority of players were sold to English Premier League sides, including Mesut Ozil leaving Real Madrid for Arsenal, Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas joining Manchester City from Sevilla and Roberto Soldado switching to Tottenham Hotspur from Valencia, the report further said.
