LONDON (Reuters) - Even though Spain were ousted in the first round of the World Cup, the tournament's brightest lights still flocked to La Liga as Real Madrid and Barcelona again flexed their financial muscles in a busy transfer window.
European champions Real assembled a new breed of 'Galacticos', the most expensive squad of all time with around 640 million euros (506.34 million pounds) worth of talent, by snapping up Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Kayler Navas who all shone at the World Cup in Brazil.