Summer is traditionally a time for football transfers. It’s when clubs strengthen and make the necessary adjustments to their squads ahead of a new season and it’s a period of excitement and fresh hope for fanbases. But how does this process work from behind the scenes? What must a club do when signing a player in order to register the new arrival with LaLiga? What is involved in the Economic Control and Squad Cost Limit rules that have been approved in LaLiga? Here comes a look at how the LaLiga transfer market works from within.

Economic Control is a regulatory framework that was self-imposed by the LaLiga clubs and SADs (public limited companies), launched in 2013 with the clear objective of guaranteeing the sustainability of the competition and of the clubs themselves through financial review.