Spanish La Liga special: Top transfers of the season (Part 3)
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Osvaldo-c28996 (Bologna FC to RCD Espanyol)
Transfer price: 5 million Euros
Osvaldo was little known until last season as the talented striker was biding his time with Bologna FC in Italy. The 24 year old Italian Argentine footballer started off his career in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 before moving to the Serie A with
Atalanta. The forward had just played 3 league games for Nerazzurri before Lecce came calling.
In a Giallorossi jersey, Osvaldo scored 18 league goals in 31 appearances. Such rich vein of form was enough to earn him a move to Florence with Viola. Sadly, Osvaldo couldn’t cut it in the purple jersey and was unable to cement
a first team place is spite of staying for two seasons with Fiorentina. The player was promptly offloaded to Bologna where he had a moderately successful season.
Espanyol took the striker on loan for the second half of last season and Osvaldo was an instant success in the La Liga. The flashy Argentine scored an impressive 7 goals in 20 league outings thus prompting the Parakeets to buy
him out.
This season, Osvaldo has hit the ground running. As of now, the forward has scored 5 goals in 10 appearances. While the striker has scored some important goals, it’s his link up play and off the ball movement that have been the
highlight. At just 5 million Euros, Espanyol have landed themselves one gem of a player.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Trezeguet-c10623 (Juventus FC to Hercules CF)
Transfer price: None (free agent)
David Trezeguet finally brought his decade long relationship with Juve to a close earlier this season as he was released as a free agent by the Turin based club. Such an act bears testimony to his legendary status with the Old
Lady. The Frenchman joined Bianconeri in 2000 from the French Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco and rifled in 138 goals in 245 league appearances. By the start of the latest season, Trezegoal was about to turn 33 and the explosive finisher was no longer a part of the
project.
Newly promoted La Liga outfit Hercules CF were the club that Trezeguet joined – a truly shocking matter. A player of Trezeguet’s caliber will not be available in the market everyday and Hercules had just sealed the signature of
their talisman. Staying true to his nickname; Trezegoal, the legend has kept on his scoring-boots and has hit the back of the net an impressive 8 times in just 13 appearances.
Not many expected Hercules to survive the hardships of top flight football but should Trezeguet keep this good form intact, as he so often does, Hercules will surely come out unscathed come the end of the season.
Angel Di Maria (http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542 to Real Madrid)
Transfer price: 25 million Euros plus incentives
Real Madrid had an excellent transfer period and that shows on our list with Di Maria being the third Madridista. The wing wizard first came to prominence after his excellent showings in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. While Di Maria
was overshadowed by his more illustrious teammate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero, he still made a strong impression with some brilliant foot work and wing magic – enough to make SL Benfica sign him.
Benfica paid a reported 6 million Euros for his signature and his development began in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984. While Di Maria was frequently blasted for being too selfish, he slowly developed his game and by the time Jose Mourinho took over
at Santiago Bernabeu, Di Maria had become a potential world beater.
Senor Perez happily paid 25 million Euros and the transfer was complete. The mercurial winger has made a stunning impact and has scored 5 league goals in 16 appearances while directly assisting in a further 4. At just 22 years
of age, Di Maria has a stunning career ahead of him and his development under Jose Mourinho will be a treat to watch.
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