Angel di Maria (From Benfica to Real Madrid, £20.8m)
Madrid's summer marquee signing, di Maria will go into next season with high hopes pinned to him. Madrid are looking for that extra push to topple the seemingly infallable Barcelona and Mourinho will be hoping di Maria provides it. It remains to be seen how the Portugese will juggle all his Galacticos into place and di Maria is uncertain to be a starter given the likelihood of Ronaldo, Higuain and Kaka starting coupled with the competition from all corners of the Bernebau.
Pedro Leon (From Getafe to Real Madrid, £8.3m)
An under the radar signing - Leon was integral in Getafe's sensational run last season finishing with 9 goals and 9 assists. He is yet more competition for a wing place and is proven to be devestating when standing over a set piece. Madrid paid good money for him indicating Mourinho is serious about his potential.
Sami Khedira (From Stuttgart to Real Madrid, £10m)
We all know Mr. Mourinho likes a good holding midfielder so no-one was surprised when they found out Madrid were in for Khedira. The german was one of the most talked about players of the South African World Cup and he joins a Madrid squad already boasting many players of a similar mould (namely; Fernando Gago, Lassana Diarra, Mahamadou Diarra and Xabi Alonso). Competition for places is sure to be fierce at Real next year and I for one am intrigued to see how it all unfolds.
Carlos Marchena (From Valencia to Villareal, £2m)
A clevel little signing by Villareal. Marchena still has a couple of good years left in him and has proven he knows how to mix it with the big boys fitting in seamlessly with the Spanish national side. Marchena will join the likes of Joan Capdevilla, Santi Cazorla, Nilmar, Marcos Senna and Giuseppe Rossi in a squad which boasts experience and flair in equal measure. The Yellow Submarine will start next season with ambitions of climbing back into the Champions League and they certainly have the devices to do just that.
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