Recently, the German transfer market has updated the value of La Liga players, Real Madrid's Vinicius and Valverde are in the top two, worth 120 million euros and 100 million euros respectively, and Barca's Pedri ranks third, also worth 100 million euros - it is worth mentioning that this is also the only three remaining players in La Liga worth hundreds of millions.
Behind them, 4-13 were divided between Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Joan Armeni, Garvey, Rodrigo, Araujo, De Jong and others all shortlisted. It wasn't until No. 14 on the list that we saw other people's names, with Real Sociedad double Gemerino and Oyasabal both worth 50 million euros, ranking 14th and 15th respectively on the list.
In the list of players declining, Barca has become the one who stands out, Fathi's value has dropped by 15 million euros, and Kessie and Eric Garcia's value has also gone down.
The decline of La Liga is largely linked to the value of players. A few years ago, La Liga teams dominated European competitions, and Spain created its own dynasty, based on which both Spanish players and La Liga teams are top value.
But in this generation, neither side withstood it. Needless to say, Real Madrid in La Liga have won the Champions League twice in five years but have also had two last-sixteens, Barca have never reached the last eight of the Champions League after the 18-19 season, Atletico have reached the last eight twice in five years, and Sevilla have almost lost their claim to the Sevilla Cup. Especially this season, La Liga has only one single seedling in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which undoubtedly greatly reduces the chances of La Liga stars performing on mainstream platforms.
And in World Cup years, they also failed to seize the opportunity to prove themselves. Spain collapsed with Luis Luis Enrique's passing control, and other high-priced players failed to seize the opportunity to make a name for themselves: Valverde broke in the group, and Vinicius and De Jong were kept out of the quarterfinals. The face of La Liga in the final four is a veteran like Modric who is about to retire, plus tactical options such as Ensneri, DePaul and Acuña.
The endogenous channel is broken, and it may be a good choice to consider bringing in foreign stars, but the current La Liga obviously does not have such competitiveness. According to the adjustment of La Liga's salary cap, more and more teams are facing funding difficulties, and at present, Barça does not say to buy superstars, and even whether they can successfully register Garvey depends on Tebas's face.
In the context of the global economic malaise, La Liga players are also difficult to stand alone. The Premier League has a gold dollar storm, Greater Paris has oil tycoons, the Bundesliga has a good financial pocket brought by 50+1, and there are players who dare to be willing to strip La Liga, but not many. When a La Liga team wins Lewandowski, and a player of Joan Armeni's level can be happy for a while, how many people will have confidence in such a league?
And the South American back garden, which is proud of the Western Super League, has also fallen under the offensive of Golden Yuan football. Manchester City have built their own scouting network in South America, and compared to Real Madrid, Barca, many of the young players in South America tend to play in relatively low-level leagues to ensure a lot of playing time. Of course, Real Madrid can still win Ndrik here, and Barca can still continue to hunt for treasures with the help of a number of famous people, but the external pressure is there, how many good days are left for La Liga?