A team that costs less than Real Madrid's Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez

Summer transfer windows often include purchase of some Star Players which are financed by splurges of large sums of money by the bigger clubs, and then there are some transfers of talented players for much smaller amounts of cash, often done very prudently.In the summer transfer window of 2014, Real Madrid splashed 110 million on the combined purchase of two stars of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil James Rodrguez from Monaco (80 million) and Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich (30 million). While Real Madrid continued their tradition of spending big money on star players, there were some clubs who purchased players wisely without having to part with too much cash.We look at a team whose 11 players could be purchased by the amount that was spent by Real Madrid on just two players. In fact, this team, which is a mix of proven players and upcoming talent, actually costs 109.75 million, lesser than the combined transfer fee of Rodrguez and Kroos (110 million).Please note that free agents, loan signingsand potential transfers pending confirmation have not been considered for this XI. All transfer fees are in Euros and have been sourced from www.transfermarkt.com.

#1 Goalkeeper: David Ospina

Transfer fee: €4 million – Signed by Arsenal from Nice

Arsenal were widely expected to sign a new goalkeeper this summer to compete with Wojciech Szczesny, and in the 25-year-old Colombian, they may have found an ideal replacement for outgoing Lukasz Fabianski.

Ospina had an impressive World Cup in Brazil as his national side reached the quarter-finals. Post his World Cup displays, Ospina was subject to interest from many clubs across Europe including Atletico Madrid, before he agreed to join Arsenal.

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#2 Right Back: Daryl Janmaat

Transfer fee: €6 million – Signed by Newcastle United from Feyenoord

The 24-year-old Dutch wing-back was a member of the team that finished third at the World Cup and impressed in the opportunities he got in Brazil.

Signed by Newcastle as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Mathieu Debuchy, Janmaat was described by club’s manager Alan Pardew as a perfect example of a modern full-back who is good defensively and also offers an attacking threat when in the opposition half.

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#3 Central Defender: Adil Rami

Transfer fee: €4.25 million – Signed by by AC Milan from Valencia

The French international had fallen out of favour at Valencia last season after disciplinary issues and looked set to be frozen out from the team.

He was offered a lifeline by AC Milan in the winter transfer window as the Italian club took the 28-year-old Rami on loan.

While Milan had a disappointing season, Rami did enough during the short loan spell to convince the side to begin talks with Valencia over a permanent move. And after weeks of negotiations, a fee was agreed and Rami managed to seal a permanent move to the San Siro.

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#4 Central Defender: Thomas Vermaelen

Transfer fee: €10 million – Signed by Barcelona from Arsenal

The former Arsenal captain lost his place in the starting XI last season after a series of injuries and had been expected to move to a new club in the summer.

Rumours suggested that he was close to joining Manchester United, but they failed to reach an agreement with the Gunners. Instead, Vermaelen joined Barcelona to shore up the Catalans’ defence after the club had a relatively disappointing season.

Barcelona will offer the 28-year-old Belgian a chance to make a fresh beginning after being largely relegated to the bench during the latter stages of his time at Arsenal.

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#5 Left Back: Patrice Evra

Transfer fee: €1.5 million – Signed by Juventus from Manchester United

The veteran French international, who won many honours at Manchester United, was allowed to move on by the club after the signing of Luke Shaw from Southampton.

Evra enjoyed an illustrious eight-year career at Old Trafford where he was extremely popular and also had the distinction of being only the second Frenchman after Eric Cantona to captain Manchester United to a major competition win.

Juventus will present the 33-year-old a new challenge and he will chase trophies in Italy to add to those he won in England.

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#6 Right Midfield: Rmy Cabella

Transfer fee: €10 million – Signed by Newcastle United from Montpellier

The arrival of the talented French youngster at Newcastle slipped under the radar as it coincided with the World Cup Final.

The 24-year-old has been capped by France once, and idolizes Cristiano Ronaldo. Cabella tries to model his playing style similar to Ronaldo’s and even sported a similar hairstyle to that of the Portuguese.

Cabella, who had been tracked by Newcastle for a while, is considered by many as an ideal for successor to Yohan Cabaye (who joined PSG last winter) as the source of creativity for attack in the team.

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#7 Central Midfield: Gary Medel

Transfer fee: €8 million – Signed by Inter Milan from Cardiff City

Nicknamed “Pitbull”, the Chilean defensive midfielder made the switch from relegated Cardiff City to Inter Milan.

The player impressed in the holding role for his country at the World Cup, as they reached the second round before bowing out to Brazil on penalties.

Medel became the record signing for Cardiff last summer when they purchased him from Sevilla for €13 million. Although he marked his home debut for the club with a Man of the Match performance in a 3-2 win over Manchester City, Medel was unable to save his team from relegation.

Now at Inter, the 27-year-old Medel has the challenge of aiding a resurgence of the club after a lacklustre show in recent seasons.

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#8 Central Midfield: Ivan Rakiti

Transfer fee: €18 million – Signed by Barcelona from Sevilla

Rakiti captained Sevilla to Europa League glory last season and was rewarded with a move to Barcelona as a replacement for the outgoing Cesc Fabregas.

The Swiss-born Croat international enjoyed a successful 2013-14 season in which he scored 15 goals.

Hungry for more success on a bigger stage, Rakiti gets the perfect opportunity to do so at Barcelona as he chases a dream to be counted among the legends at the Catalan club.

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#9 Left Midfield: Giovani Dos Santos

Transfer fee: €6 million – Signed by Villarreal from Mallorca

The Mexican international switched from Mallorca to Villarreal in the summer following some impressive performances at the 2014 World Cup.

Mallorca had a disappointing last season in La Liga as they finished 18th and got relegated, but Dos Santos was a bright spark in the team as their standout player.

The 25-year-old former Spurs player now joins the Yellow Submarine who have won back promotion to La Liga after a season in the second division.

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#10 Striker: lvaro Morata

Transfer fee: €20 million – Signed by Juventus from Real Madrid

The highly-rated young striker found first-team opportunities limited at Real Madrid due to the star studded squad at the club.

The move to Juventus makes perfect sense for the player, where he is likely to get a lot more game time, and will try to translate his potential into performances.

With the buy-back clause that Real Madrid has inserted in the contract, a series of good performances will see speculation of a return to the San Bernabéu sooner rather than later.

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#11 Striker: Mario Mandzukic

Transfer fee: €22 million – Signed by Atlético Madrid from Bayern Munich

Despite having a rich haul of 33 goals from 54 appearances for Bayern Munich, the prolific striker looked for a move away from the club after publicly stating that he wanted to leave as manager Pep Guardiola’s tactics didn’t suit him.

And Robert Lewandowski’s signature from Borussia Dortmund only hastened Mandzukic’s departure.

The striker found a new home at Atlético Madrid, who had been in the market for a proven striker after selling Diego Costa to Chelsea. And the move proved to be a perfect fit for the player as well as the club.

If Atlético are to defend their La Liga crown this season, then they require their new striker to carry his goal-scoring form from Bundesliga to the Spanish league.