LaLiga is a great source of footballer exports for the rest of the European clubs. There are many who stand out in Spanish football and from there, they get offers from big clubs in other countries.
Sometimes those adventures are not prolific for footballers who emigrate. At other times, those players end up becoming legends of the teams they go to. Even so, good or bad, many end up returning to LaLiga, even at the end of their careers, because the type of country and competition are very good for the players, even if they pay less.
Today we review the players who returned to Spain and shone.
The Argentine central stood out in Racing, which earned him his transfer to Madrid, where he could not take over the title. After several seasons in Russia and Portugal, Garay received the call from Valencia and became the leader of the Che defense.
Radamel Falcao made history at Atlético de Madrid, coming to compete for the award for the best player in the world for his great seasons as a rojiblanco. When he went abroad, he turned off, but when he seemed finished, because he had run out of a team, he signed for Rayo and this season he has already scored 3 goals in 4 games.
When a player goes to exotic countries like Qatar, his career is about to end. However, Negredo decided to sign for the recently promoted Cádiz and showed that he still has a lot of football left in his boots. He is a starter and each game gives everything in a very physical team that looks for him all the time to fight balls.
The Valencian central defender left for Napoli after passing through Madrid where he became a defensive benchmark in the always demanding Italian league. At 35 he returned to La Liga, but far from noticing his age, he took the leadership of the rear grogueta and led them to win their first title alongside their teammates.
When Soldado left Besiktas for Granada, few thought that his performance was going to be so outstanding, after a few rather weak years of the Valencian attacker. He landed in Granada and based on goals and sacrifice, he qualified the team for Europe.
The Betic legend went to try his luck at Fiorentina, and when he returned with 35 years, few expected that he would continue to maintain those attributes that always characterized him, speed and overflow, however Joaquín showed that the years do not pass for him, and he still continues giving war in Betis.
The Brazilian’s passage through the Premier League was not very satisfactory, so he decided to return to Atlético and showed that he was one of the best left-backs in the world.
The Argentine had an unsuccessful passage through the Italian league, but Sevilla rescued him and became one of the best midfielders in the world, leading the center of the field of the Seville club that won several titles.
Everyone was surprised when Carrasco, still so young, went to Chinese football, when he was still a well-known player. But despite spending several seasons in a league with much less cache, he returned to Atlético and has become a key player for Cholo.
The Asturian suffered an injury that left him out of the field for more than two years when he was a member of Arsenal. Some doctors told him that he would not be able to play again, as he had even lost part of the tendons in his ankle. Surprisingly, he went free to Villarreal, where, far from resenting, he gave two great seasons to the yellow submarine, leading the center of the field as before.