Signings Report — La Liga 2018/19

Assessment of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on December 17, 2018

We identified 195 real signings for the first-team squad of the 20 clubs; 193 are included in the hit-rate calculation — 2 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. The league's average hit rate was 36%.

Distribution of ratings

Excellent
18
Good
28
Fair
42
Below expectations
30
Did not deliver
75

Club ranking by hit rate

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Villarreal14º8843169%
Espanyol4320167%
Atletico Madrid8840450%
Valencia7723250%
Real Sociedad4412150%
Leganes13º151552840%
Celta Vigo16º101024440%
Real Betis10º101032540%
Athletic Club4411238%
10ºSevilla101031635%
11ºBarcelona8821531%
12ºValladolid17º2121531331%
13ºHuesca19º2323541430%
14ºAlaves11º101022630%
15ºLevante15º7712429%
16ºRayo Vallecano20º2121271226%
17ºGetafe121222825%
18ºReal Madrid5402225%
19ºGirona18º4401312%
20ºEibar12º440040%

Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Hit rate by position

PositionEvaluatedSuccessfulHit rate %
Goalkeepers14129%
Defenders571340%
Midfielders781832%
Forwards441434%

The 5 best-performing signings

PlayerClubMinutesG+ARating
Borja IglesiasEspanyol308117+3Excellent
Santi CazorlaVillarreal26514+10Excellent
JonyAlaves29825+10Excellent
Giovani Lo CelsoReal Betis24009+4Excellent
Jaime MataGetafe243614+6Excellent

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Performance is classified into five tiers based on the player's output over the season (minutes, goal involvement, match ratings and consistency), compared with the other players in the competition.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Alaves (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jony362982510Excellent
Jonathan Calleri34287692Excellent
Ximo Navarro31253322Fair
Darko Brašanac24158101Did not deliver
Borja Bastón27144951Below expectations
Takashi Inui1283420Fair
Diego Rolán930000Did not deliver
Adrián Marín628700Did not deliver
Patrick Twumasi1115900Did not deliver
Rafa Navarro0000Did not deliver

Athletic Club (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Yuri Berchiche35312022Excellent
Dani García29248200Fair
Ander Capa25163700Did not deliver
Kenan Kodro1116210Did not deliver

Atletico Madrid (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rodri34274231Excellent
Thomas Lemar31182733Good
Santiago Arias25177311Good
Álvaro Morata15108961Excellent
Nikola Kalinić1763920Did not deliver
Gelson Martins822300Did not deliver
Antonio Adán19000Did not deliver
Óscar Pinchi0000Did not deliver

Barcelona (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Clément Lenglet23193510Good
Arturo Vidal33192737Excellent
Arthur27144401Fair
Malcom1561012Below expectations
Kevin-Prince Boateng324000Did not deliver
Jeison Murillo211200Did not deliver
Martin Hongla0000Did not deliver
Ballou Tabla0000Did not deliver

Celta Vigo (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Néstor Araujo32268230Fair
Okay Yokuşlu30220320Good
Sofiane Boufal35209733Good
David Juncà21175803Below expectations
Lucas Olaza1089802Fair
Wesley Hoedt1089300Fair
Ryad Boudebouz1172012Fair
Junior Alonso953400Did not deliver
Mathias Jensen623500Did not deliver
Dennis Eckert921100Did not deliver

Eibar (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Pablo De Blasis23151620Did not deliver
Sergio Álvarez19107200Did not deliver
Marc Cardona1659831Below expectations
Pedro Bigas1058401Below expectations

Espanyol (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Borja Iglesias373081173Excellent
Roberto Rosales21175131Good
Facundo Ferreyra920410Did not deliver
Alfa Semedo *34200Investment

Getafe (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
David Soria37333000Good
Nemanja Maksimović36321110Fair
Jaime Mata342436146Excellent
Dimitri Foulquier25180932Fair
Sebastián Cristóforo1545702Below expectations
Ignasi Miquel731700Did not deliver
Samu Sáiz1030210Did not deliver
Iván Alejo414600Did not deliver
Leandro Chichizola19000Did not deliver
Robert Ibáñez77500Did not deliver
Sergi Guardiola32800Did not deliver
Oswaldo Alanís0000Did not deliver

Girona (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Raúl García1085401Fair
Patrick Roberts1959400Did not deliver
Seydou Doumbia1753520Did not deliver
Jairo Izquierdo González0000Did not deliver

Huesca (23 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Moi Gómez36306127Good
Jorge Pulido32278833Good
Xabier Etxeita31267840Fair
Jorge Miramon30249610Good
David Ferreiro35227613Below expectations
Cucho Hernández34215043Good
Ezequiel Ávila341997102Excellent
Damián Musto24169700Below expectations
Cristian Rivera22169420Fair
Gonzalo Melero22134621Did not deliver
Yangel Herrera16115800Did not deliver
Carlos Akapo13101200Did not deliver
Álex Gallar25100241Below expectations
Ruben Semedo1184800Did not deliver
Pablo Insua1077900Did not deliver
Adrián Diéguez974900Did not deliver
Martín Mantovani969920Fair
Juanpi Añor1467222Fair
Samuele Longo1555112Below expectations
Axel Werner654000Did not deliver
Luisinho750900Did not deliver
Serdar Gürler1347901Did not deliver
Lluis Sastre411700Did not deliver

Leganes (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonathan Silva30270036Excellent
Kenneth Omeruo28243400Fair
Youssef En-Nesyri31210492Excellent
Mikel Vesga26207511Below expectations
Guido Carrillo32199561Good
Allan Nyom23171211Fair
Juanfran23147111Good
Martin Braithwaite19140745Good
Recio18129100Did not deliver
Michael Santos1655513Below expectations
Diego Reyes631900Below expectations
Sabin Merino1229200Did not deliver
Diego Rolán621300Did not deliver
Daniel Ojeda519200Did not deliver
José Manuel Arnáiz611800Did not deliver

Levante (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Borja Mayoral29161432Fair
Aitor16144000Fair
Rubén Vezo15134021Good
Moses Simon1977911Did not deliver
Nikola Vukčević1667601Did not deliver
Sanjin Prcić1053300Did not deliver
Raphael Dwamena1222501Did not deliver

Rayo Vallecano (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Álex Moreno36313911Fair
Jordi Amat31276400Below expectations
Luis Advíncula28239113Fair
Abdoulaye Ba26211110Fair
Santi Comesaña25203211Below expectations
Stole Dimitrievski21189000Below expectations
Oscar Trejo26177914Fair
Álvaro García35176342Fair
Giannelli Imbula22173911Fair
Jose Pozo29161730Below expectations
Alberto Garcia17153000Did not deliver
Alejandro Gálvez17141810Below expectations
Emiliano Velázquez18127502Good
Álvaro Medrán21115230Good
Mario Suárez14102620Fair
Gaël Kakuta1272010Did not deliver
Uche Agbo637200Did not deliver
Gorka Elustondo528500Below expectations
Franco di Santo617500Did not deliver
Álex Alegría913200Did not deliver
Emiliano Armenteros0000Did not deliver

Real Betis (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Pau López33297000Fair
Sergio Canales32265872Excellent
Giovani Lo Celso32240094Excellent
William Carvalho30238605Good
Sidnei24174310Below expectations
Jesé Rodríguez1478720Below expectations
Joel Robles545000Fair
Takashi Inui837700Did not deliver
Diego Lainez1235701Below expectations
Emerson631700Did not deliver

Real Madrid (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Thibaut Courtois27243000Fair
Álvaro Odriozola14117902Fair
Vinícius Júnior1886420Did not deliver
Brahim Díaz938111Below expectations
Jorge De Frutos *0000Investment

Real Sociedad (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mikel Merino29206033Good
Theo Hernández24197612Fair
Sandro Ramírez24105500Below expectations
Robin Le Normand428301Fair

Sevilla (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Tomáš Vaclík33297000Fair
Sergi Gómez32276600Good
André Silva27216390Excellent
Munir El Haddadi16104451Good
Ibrahim Amadou1775700Did not deliver
Maximilian Wöber753600Below expectations
Maxime Gonalons1053600Did not deliver
Aleix Vidal1152600Did not deliver
Joris Gnagnon744400Below expectations
Marko Rog1035400Did not deliver

Valencia (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Daniel Wass32235513Good
Cristiano Piccini23186810Fair
Kévin Gameiro33160561Good
Mouctar Diakhaby22157420Fair
Facundo Roncaglia760300Fair
Michy Batshuayi1551910Below expectations
Rubén Sobrino419200Did not deliver

Valladolid (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jordi Masip34306000Fair
Nacho Martinez34306013Excellent
Kiko Olivas34301200Good
Ruben Alcaraz33288832Excellent
Oscar Plano32260634Good
Míchel Herrero34249212Fair
Enes Ünal32212563Fair
Javi Moyano26202400Did not deliver
Keko25147821Below expectations
Sergi Guardiola16142621Good
Joaquin Fernandez1384410Below expectations
Duje Čop1868600Did not deliver
Daniele Verde2162010Below expectations
Leonardo Suárez1251920Did not deliver
Yoel Rodríguez327000Did not deliver
Pablo Hervias316100Did not deliver
Ivi31700Did not deliver
Hacen1900Did not deliver
Diego Barrios0000Did not deliver
Lukas Rotpuller0000Did not deliver
Javier Ontiveros0000Did not deliver

Villarreal (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Santi Cazorla352651410Excellent
Ramiro Funes Mori31262821Fair
Gerard Moreno35232481Good
Karl Toko Ekambi342148101Excellent
Vicente Iborra19166731Good
Santiago Cáseres23158801Fair
Miguel Layún850501Fair
Manuel Iturra37900Did not deliver
Signings Report · La Liga 2018/19 · December 17, 2018