Europe transfer news 2014

Here are some of the major transfer news stories from Europe in 2014:

January 2014

• Manchester City sign Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina for £22 million
• Arsenal sign Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre for £2.7 million
• Tottenham Hotspur sign Christian Eriksen from Ajax for £11 million
• Liverpool sign Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea for £12 million
• Manchester United sign Juan Mata from Chelsea for £37.1 million

Summer 2014

• Real Madrid sign James Rodriguez from AS Monaco for £63 million
• Barcelona sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool for £75 million
• Manchester City sign Fernando from Porto for £12 million
• Arsenal sign Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona for £30 million
• Chelsea sign Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid for £32 million
• Liverpool sign Adam Lallana from Southampton for £25 million
• Manchester United sign Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao for £29.3 million

Other notable transfers

• Sergio Aguero leaves Atletico Madrid for Manchester City
• Gareth Bale leaves Tottenham Hotspur for Real Madrid
• Mesut Ozil leaves Real Madrid for Arsenal
• Edinson Cavani leaves Napoli for Paris Saint-Germain
• Karim Benzema leaves Lyon for Real Madrid
• Angel Di Maria leaves Real Madrid for Manchester United
• Sami Khedira leaves Real Madrid for Juventus

Transfer fees

• The highest transfer fee paid in 2014 was £75 million, paid by Barcelona for Luis Suarez.
• The highest transfer fee received in 2014 was £63 million, received by AS Monaco for James Rodriguez.
• The total transfer spending in the Premier League in 2014 was £630 million.
• The total transfer spending in La Liga in 2014 was £450 million.

Note: The transfer fees mentioned above are approximate and sourced from various online news sources.