Signings Report — La Liga 2020/21

Clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on March 15, 2021

We identified 141 real signings across the 19 clubs of La Liga; 134 are included in the hit-rate calculation (7 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 39%.

Comparison with 2019/20

The league's average hit rate was 39%, against 39% the previous season (▲ 0 p.p.). There were 141 real signings, against 210 in 2019/20.

Hit rate by club

1º Levante (14th in the league · 1 eval.)
100%
2º Real Sociedad (5th in the league · 2 eval.)
75%
3º Celta Vigo (8th in the league · 5 eval.)
50%
4º Osasuna (11th in the league · 5 eval.)
50%
5º Athletic Club (9th in the league · 2 eval.)
50%
6º Cadiz (12th in the league · 13 eval.)
46%
7º Granada CF (10th in the league · 9 eval.)
44%
8º Sevilla (4th in the league · 6 eval.)
42%
9º Getafe (15th in the league · 9 eval.)
39%
10º Elche (17th in the league · 19 eval.)
37%
11º Huesca (18th in the league · 15 eval.)
37%
12º Valladolid (19th in the league · 11 eval.)
36%
13º Barcelona (3rd in the league · 3 eval.)
33%
14º Alaves (16th in the league · 7 eval.)
29%
15º Eibar (20th in the league · 8 eval.)
25%
16º Atletico Madrid (1st in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
17º Villarreal (7th in the league · 8 eval.)
19%
18º Real Betis (6th in the league · 5 eval.)
10%
19º Valencia (13th in the league · 2 eval.)
0%

Detailed ranking

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Levante14º11100100%
Real Sociedad2211075%
Celta Vigo5513150%
Osasuna11º5521250%
Athletic Club2210150%
Cadiz12º131352646%
Granada CF10º9940544%
Sevilla6621342%
Getafe15º9931539%
10ºElche17º2019621137%
11ºHuesca18º151551937%
12ºValladolid19º131124536%
13ºBarcelona4302133%
14ºAlaves16º7720529%
15ºEibar20º8812525%
16ºAtletico Madrid4410325%
17ºVillarreal8811619%
18ºReal Betis5501410%
19ºValencia13º420020%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubMinG+ANotaRating
Luis SuárezAtletico Madrid251921+37.25Excellent
Rafa MirHuesca288413+16.89Excellent
Dani ParejoVillarreal31193+57.33Excellent
Alex BerenguerAthletic Club22928+46.91Excellent
Jorge De FrutosLevante21914+96.76Excellent

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Appendix — Signings by club

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

Alaves (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Florian Lejeune34301511Excellent
Rodrigo Battaglia34249410Good
Jota30140802Below expectations
Deyverson3690613Below expectations
Íñigo Córdoba921700Did not deliver
Tomás Tavares126200Did not deliver
Ismael Gutiérrez0000Did not deliver

Athletic Club (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alex Berenguer35229284Excellent
Jefferson0000Did not deliver

Atletico Madrid (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Luis Suárez322519213Excellent
Geoffrey Kondogbia3160800Did not deliver
Lucas Torreira3251910Did not deliver
Moussa Dembélé179500Did not deliver

Barcelona (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sergiño Dest35191921Fair
Francisco Trincão3869832Fair
Miralem Pjanić3663800Did not deliver
Matheus Fernandes *23000Investment

Cadiz (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jeremías Ledesma35288000Fair
Jens Jonsson36262800Good
Alfonso Espino33260503Good
Álvaro Negredo35221584Excellent
Anthony Lozano32153031Good
Rubén Sobrino16111510Good
Pedro Alcala3390800Did not deliver
Carlos Akapo2786610Did not deliver
Iván Alejo3481411Below expectations
Álvaro Giménez1640821Fair
Ivan Šaponjić1839210Did not deliver
Yann Bodiger1826000Did not deliver
Bobby Adekanye93400Did not deliver

Celta Vigo (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Renato Tapia33271001Good
Aarón Martin Caricol21154003Fair
Augusto Solari1647722Fair
Facundo Ferreyra1531310Fair
Álvaro Vadillo5000Did not deliver

Eibar (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bryan Gil29226943Excellent
Alejandro Pozo30219100Fair
Yoshinori Muto30113011Fair
Kevin Rodrigues30110111Below expectations
Recio3073510Did not deliver
Aleix García2043501Did not deliver
Damian Kądzior1619700Did not deliver
José Antonio Martinez Gil13000Did not deliver

Elche (20 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucas Boyé34271472Excellent
Iván Marcone33265000Good
Antonio Barragán32223703Fair
Jose Morente34202325Good
Pere Milla37198743Good
Josan36193542Good
Dani Calvo36177820Below expectations
Johan Mojica17120300Fair
Emiliano Rigoni29114511Below expectations
Guido Carrillo22100432Good
Helibelton Palacios1874600Did not deliver
Paulo Gazzaniga1972000Did not deliver
Juan Sánchez Miño1649400Did not deliver
Víctor Rodríguez3542600Did not deliver
Pablo Piatti1035900Below expectations
Youssouf Koné107600Did not deliver
Jeison Lucumí164800Did not deliver
Diego Rodríguez15000Did not deliver
Mourad El Ghezouani *2000Investment
Jonathas0000Did not deliver

Getafe (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Cucho Hernández23147423Excellent
Carles Aleñá22137422Good
Enes Ünal30132942Good
Soufiane Chakla1889600Did not deliver
Takefusa Kubo2281311Fair
Juan Iglesias1761400Did not deliver
Victor Mollejo Carpintero87100Did not deliver
Abdoulay Diaby91700Did not deliver
Dário Poveda41300Did not deliver

Granada CF (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Luis Javier Suárez 27167051Good
Jorge Molina38161882Good
Kenedy30147443Good
Luis Milla17125811Good
Nehuén Pérez3473700Did not deliver
Domingos Quina1634620Below expectations
Adrián Marín1726301Did not deliver
Daniel Plomer24500Did not deliver
João Costa19000Did not deliver

Huesca (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Dimitrios Siovas37307220Good
Rafa Mir382884131Excellent
Mikel Rico33220014Good
Álvaro Fernández38198000Did not deliver
Pablo Maffeo27197714Good
Andrés Fernández35144000Did not deliver
Sandro Ramírez23129351Good
Shinji Okazaki34114011Below expectations
Borja Garcia35113710Did not deliver
Pedro López33106601Did not deliver
Javier Ontiveros2691421Fair
Idrissa Doumbia3177400Did not deliver
Denis Vavro1761400Did not deliver
Gastón Silva2460300Did not deliver
Jordi Mboula0000Did not deliver

Levante (1 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jorge De Frutos37219149Excellent

Osasuna (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Juan Cruz36196500Below expectations
Ante Budimir311623110Excellent
Jonathan Calleri27155452Good
Jony2687002Fair
Jonas Ramalho1730300Did not deliver

Real Betis (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Víctor Ruiz34215620Fair
Claudio Bravo25180000Below expectations
Juan Miranda33165012Below expectations
Martín Montoya2723800Did not deliver
Yassin Fekir13000Did not deliver

Real Madrid (1 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Hugo Duro *55300Investment

Real Sociedad (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
David Silva22140725Excellent
Carlos Fernández Luna1238712Fair

Sevilla (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marcos Acuña31233112Good
Ivan Rakitić37224742Excellent
Alejandro Gómez1991631Fair
Karim Rekik3565500Did not deliver
Óscar Rodríguez3452900Did not deliver
Oussama Idrissi132900Did not deliver

Valencia (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alejandro Blanco3658010Did not deliver
Christian Oliva1719202Did not deliver
Ferro *1718100Investment
Patrick Cutrone *1210400Investment

Valladolid (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bruno González36227210Fair
Fabián Orellana31215362Good
Shon Weissman35214561Good
Roque Mesa31177110Fair
Jawad El Yamiq23137601Below expectations
Lucas Olaza16126011Fair
Saidy Janko22122401Fair
Roberto Jiménez36117000Did not deliver
Javi Sánchez2292500Did not deliver
Jota2667310Did not deliver
Kenan Kodro1545800Below expectations
Miguel Rubio *1113500Investment
Oriol Rey *121400Investment

Villarreal (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Dani Parejo36311935Excellent
Étienne Capoue18119510Fair
Juan Foyth23117200Did not deliver
Pervis Estupiñán31116100Below expectations
Francis Coquelin2473400Below expectations
Takefusa Kubo1630300Did not deliver
Gerónimo Rulli3518000Did not deliver
Juan Antonio0000Did not deliver
Signings Report · La Liga 2020/21 · March 15, 2021