Hypermotion market closes: Morata, a Le Normand in Andorra, a Zidane in goal and the bargains nobody saw coming

What's up, lads? On September 1st at 11:59 PM the shutters came down and we can officially say it: the LaLiga Hypermotion 26/27 transfer window is CLOSED. Two months of transfer sagas, over 180 operations in total, and one crystal-clear conclusion: Segunda this year has more familiar faces than a village wedding. Let's run through the biggest deals, the most high-profile signings and the most random ones — and remember that every single operation, club by club and verified, you'll always find them up-to-date on our transfer page, which wrapped up the summer with everything checked.

💣 The bombshell that overshadowed everything: Morata

No debate here: the signing of the summer in Segunda is Álvaro Morata at Leganés. The Euro 2024 captain, on loan from Como, playing at Butarque. I covered his full story and how much he's earning here — and get this: he was by far the most searched-for name on Google related to the category. Hypermotion leading the evening news: that hadn't happened in years.

🌟 The household names: surnames that carry weight (though not always who you'd think)

But behind Morata there's a collection of names that seem to belong in a different league. A Le Normand at FC Andorra — and don't panic, it's not Robin: it's his brother, a centre-back too, with the same champion surname and the same hunger for battle. Half of Spain did the same double-take I did reading the announcement. The bad news is the story got off to a rough start: he arrived and tore his ACL (out until at least February). Chin up, mate, that surname carries weight. Luca Zidane between the sticks for Leganés: the most googled surname in world football, on the bench at Butarque — and currently starting because of Raúl Fernández's suspension. And Arnau Tenas, a goalkeeper who won everything with PSG, signed by Mallorca to fill the void left by... well, we'll get to that in a moment. Add Adam Buksa (25-time Poland international, on loan from Udinese) scoring on his debut and you've got the poster: Segunda 26/27 is a magnet for big names.

💰 The ones who moved the money

The award for best business of the summer goes to Mallorca: €22 million for Samu Costa (club record sale, heading to Al-Nassr) and €12 million for Jan Virgili's release clause to Bruges — €34 million in the bank from a recently relegated side, and they've still kept Valjent and Pablo Torre. The rest of the sales podium: Sporting's €4 million for Dubasin to Osasuna (it hurt, but that was the price), €9 million for Leo Román's release clause that Deportivo handed to Mallorca (yes, Deportivo — that's a whole other story) and Leganés's €2 million for Duk to Mexican Atlas.

🎲 The random signings only Segunda can give you

And my favourite section: transfers that look like they were generated by algorithm. Emanuel Gularte arriving on loan from Mexican Puebla to play in Gijón. Konrad de la Fuente, the ex-Barcelona lad, landing from Swiss Lausanne. Leganés putting together a team with pieces from Braga, Le Havre, AZ Alkmaar and Salonica's Aris — the most Erasmus-like transfer window in Pepinero history. And the scriptwriter's touch: Miguel Atienza, signed FOR FREE from Burgos, handing Lega a 90th-minute winner in his third game. The free transfers, friends: that's where the real money is.

Final verdict on Segunda's transfer window: more star power than ever, more money than ever in sales, and a league that's going to be a beautiful nightmare this year. Everything, operation by operation, on the transfer page — filed away as the official record of the summer. PUXA. 🔴⚪