La Liga clubs earned more from player sales in the close season than any league in history, including a record amount from selling talent to rivals abroad, according to a study published on Thursday.
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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.
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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.
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La Liga clubs sold players worth€ 480 million in the transfer window which closed on Monday, Prime Time's latest Football Transfer Review showed.
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Almost a third of income, or €139 million, came from deals with clubs outside Spain.
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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.
They've got good players so they'll definately make money through player sales....This is really true I must say. Good one.