Top Offensive Signing in Each of Europe’s Top 5 leagues: 2020-21
Luis Suarez – La Liga ( Athletico Madrid)
npxG+xA: +0.46| Market Value: €28m | Transfer Fee: Free Transfer
Luis Suarez has shown that he still has a lot left in the tank. Being let go by Barcelona after seven years could go down as the worst transfer by the Catalans.
The 33-year-old striker has 11 goals in 13 starts for Athletico Madrid and leads the team in npxG+xA with a rating of .46.
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Suarez’s outstanding play this season has his new club at the top of the La Liga table with two games in hand. Luis Suarez is undoubtedly one of the best signings in La Liga this summer, and he didn’t cost his new team a dime.
Achraf Hakimi – Serie A ( Inter Milan)
npxG+xA: +0.46 | Market Value: €54m | Transfer Fee: €40m
The 21-year-old has already received incredibly high praise due to his performance on the pitch this season.
Here is what the legendary Ronaldo told the La Gazzetta Dello Sport about Inter star signing this summer:
"Hakimi is one of the best deals Inter made in the past ten years."
The Morocco midfielder signed €40m, €14 million under his market value, making him the top summer signing of Serie A.
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With more signing to come due to the Winter transfer market beginning to heat up, European football will continue to be filled with underpredicted events and scorelines.