Top 4 clubs who had the best transfer window

#1 Atletico Madrid

Club Atletico de Madrid v SD Eibar SAD - La Liga

This season marked the start of a new era at Atletico Madrid, as they bade goodbye to legends of the club including Diego Godin, Filipe Luis and Juanfran, while younger players like Antoine Griezmann, Rodri and Lucas Hernandez also departed.

The former set have been stalwarts of the successes enjoyed by the Rojiblancos in recent years and their exit represents the loss of a lot of experience in one swoop, while the departure of the latter group represented a major blow to Atletico's future.

However, credit must be given to Diego Simeone and this technical crew, as they have gone about their recruitment in the best way possible.

Godin was replaced by the well-regarded Mario Hermoso, who at 24 has his best years ahead of him and spent the last two seasons with Espanyol, making 54 league appearances. Though he is no Godin, the former Real Madrid youth academy product has looked comfortable with Jose Gimenez at the heart of defence so far.

Kieran Trippier is an attacking upgrade on Juanfran, while Marcos Llorente has impressed till this point and has shown to have what it takes to effectively replace Rodri at the base of midfield.

Renan Rodi came in for Luis and while his compatriot might be a tough act to follow, the 21-year-old has shown that attacking impetus which multiple of his fellow Brazilian left-backs including Marcelo and Roberto Carlos have shown over the years.

Perhaps most exciting was the purchase of Joao Felix from Benfica, and while the club might have spent a huge sum to get him, the 19-year-old is extremely gifted and has been tipped as one of the teenagers who would take Europe by storm this term. His form so far this season shows that he has what it takes, while Alvaro Morata's loan move was also made permanent.

Some excellent additions were also made to augment the first team, including Mexico's captain Hector Herrera and Felipe, and these players added to the likes of Koke, Saul Niguez, Thomas Lemar, Thomas Partey and Jan Oblak already at the club means that Atletico have every right to genuinely believe they can become league champions and their start to the campaign is already proof of that.

Furthermore, despite spending a significant sum on arrivals, Atletico still posted a profit of €70m in their net spend, as they recouped a total of €313.10m from the sale of players, with the departures of Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez and Rodri contributing a significant chunk of that, while purchases were conducted for the sum of €243m.