Shkodran Mustafi became the 17th player to move from La Liga to the Premier League this summer when he joined Arsenal but English clubs, for all their financial muscle, are landing mainly second-tier talent There was a moment during the first half of last season when Lucas Pérez was asked what his parents made of the form that saw him closing in on a goalscoring record at Deportivo, held by the Brazilian striker Bebeto. “They’re just happy to have me around,” he replied. He had been away since he was a teenager and spent the previous four years in Greece and Ukraine, the final months there the “worst of my life”, but at last he was home. Now less than a year later, he has gone again. Related: Transfer news: Tottenham start Sissoko talks, Wilshere, Brahimi and more – live! Continue reading...
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