Barca beaming, Real bickering over transfer dealings


Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal against Cordoba during their Spanish first division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona congratulated themselves on Tuesday for a job well done in the transfer window, while rivals Real Madrid were dealing with the fallout from Cristiano Ronaldo's apparent criticism of president Florentino Perez.

The world's two richest clubs by income again spent big, with Barca's signings including Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for 81.25 million euros (64.49 million pounds) and Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic for around 20 million.

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