Which Liga team is happiest with their transfer dealings?

Updated 27/01/2017 at 10:45 GMT

From the happiest to the unhappiest, Eurosport takes a look at La Liga’s transfer market and asks which supporters will be the most satisfied with how January has gone for their team so far.

Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) round of 16 first leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on January 4, 2017

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Sevilla

While Sporting Directors sit back and tell themselves a month is not nearly long enough to get all the necessary business done, Sevilla’s Monchi has a sort of January advent calendar with a new face behind every window. That doesn’t mean 31 new signings but it does mean 31 possibilities. Clement Lenglet will add quality to the defence arriving from Nancy. And Stevan Jovetic has scored two in two against Real Madrid after signing on loan from Inter. Timothee Kolodziejczak has been packed off to Mönchengladbach so once again Sevilla have had a tidy window.

Sevilla's Montenegrin forward Stevan Jovetic (3rdL) celebrates with teammates after scoring the 2-1 victory goal during the Spanish league football match Sevilla FC vs Real Madrid CF at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on January 15, 2017. Sev

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Valencia

If you’re a Valencia fan then you’ve developed an immunity to disappointment over the last few years with top players leaving and poor substitutes coming in to replace them. Simone Zaza’s arrival on loan from Juventus promises much – at least in terms of him being the type of player they need. He still needs to get fit so tick-tock tick-tock but if he can play between Munir El Haddadi and Santi Mina then the last four months of the season should be entertaining. In the departures lounge Dani Parejo and Enzo Perez are both waiting to see if there will be any takers. Neither player’s sale would upset Mestalla regulars although they might miss Parejo more than they think.

Barcelona's Luis Suarez fights for the ball against Valencia's Dani Parejo.

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Real Madrid

How can they not be happy. They are top and no-one has left. As soon as James Rodriguez declared he was staying Real Madrid it was clear there would be no activity at the Santiago Bernabeu. An injury crisis at full-back has left winger Lucas Vazquez and centre-back Nacho covering the position but it is too late to act now.

James Rodriguez

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Barcelona

Talk of an emergency measure at right-back appears to have come to nothing. They were linked with Glen Johnson and Branislav Ivanovic but the former has stayed at Stoke and the latter looks to be having talks with Zenit. The second string has come good of late so it seems Luis Enrique will finish the season with the same players that started it and supporters have accepted that.

Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R) shouts at Chelsea's Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic

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Celta Vigo

Jozabed has come in from Fulham and already helped the team into the Cup semi-finals. José Naranjo has joined Genk and David Costas has gone to Real Oviedo. The main thing is that no-one has come in for Iago Aspas.

Celta Vigo's forward Iago Aspas (L) vies with Real Madrid's defender Nacho Fernandez during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) quarter final second leg football match RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid CF RC Celta de Vigo on January 25, 2017.

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Real Betis

So much for this La Liga reporter’s prediction that Charly Musonda would be one to watch in Spain this campaign. He can still be watched but not in La Liga because Betis have sent him back to Chelsea. They bring in Ruben Pardo from Real Sociedad on loan. He was once on Real Madrid’s wish list – now he needs games to get his career back on track. Marc Muniesa could be their best bit of business though. He has toughened up at Stoke but he can still play like a defender raised by Barcelona. Betis are very keen.

Charly Musonda has returned to Chelsea Real Betis have confirmed

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Villarreal

Slightly underwhelming from a team whose hopes of finishing in the European places are taking a battering in a so-far winless 2017. Adrián López has arrived from Porto but Pato – who has done well enough in the first half of the season could be tempted by China. The yellow submarine will have to reinvest quickly if that’s to be in their interests as well as the player’s.

Villarreal's Brazilian forward Alexandre Rodrigues "Pato" (L) vies withBarcelona's midfielder Sergi Roberto during the Spanish league football match Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona at El Madrigal stadium in Vila-real on January 8, 2017.

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Espanyol

It’s foot on the ball time at Espanyol. They could yet say goodbye to Felipe Caicedo but the supporters will want something brought into replace the former Manchester City striker. The trouble with clubs unlikely to go down, or into Europe, is they are unlike to spend money.

Espanyol's Ecuatorian forward Felipe Caicedo

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Deportivo

Remember the trouble Chelsea got into over Gaël Kakuta? While the one time boy-wonder winger has just come back from Hebei China Fortune and will add some flair to a side that are going to miss Ryan Babel who, after an impressive first half to the season, joined Besiktas.

Ryan Babel

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Malaga

Malaga might need to invest to avoid being sucked into the relegation battle. They have been in free-fall since Juande Ramos helped them upset Barcelona at the Camp Nou and then walked away from the club. Adalberto Peñaranda has arrived from Watford and Martín Demichelis has comeback to replace Weligton and shore up the defence.

Manchester City's Martin Demichelis

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Alaves

The cup semi-finalists have brought Oscar Romero in from Shanghái Shenhua and sent back Manchester City loanee Manu García – who they were not using – to England where he has been moved on to NAC Breda in Holland. They are keen on Leciester's Ulloa who has proved himself in Spain before with Almeria.

Manchester City's Manu Garcia was among the little-known players on show

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Eibar

Jose Luis Mendilibar is used to being busy. Eibar tend to sign an entire new squad every summer. Jota Peleteiro has come in from Brentford in a relatively quiet January – they are in that safe and sound no man’s land so why run-up debts?

Real Madrid's midfielder Isco (R) vies with Eibar's midfielder Eibar's midfielder Jota Peleteiro during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs SD Eibar at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 9, 2016.

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Granada

Granada can only dream about being in no-man’s land. They are staring into the abyss and have reacted accordingly bringing in Ingi Ingason from Lokeren and Panagiotis Kone from Udinese. David Barral is off to Apoel Nicosia and Jon Toral moves back to Arsenal. The move that could really get them out of trouble will be Adrian Ramos coming in from Dortmund on loan.

Dortmund's Columbian striker Adrian Ramos and his teammates celebrate after the 2-0 during the German Bundesliga first division football match BVB Borussia Dortmund vs Hamburg SV in Dortmund, western Germany, on April 17, 2016

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Atletico Madrid

They can’t buy anyone because of their Fifa registering ban but no one has left. There will be nerves over Antoine Griezmann’s future, but only at the end of the season. Someone needs to stop Paul Pogba calling him up.

Antoine Griezmann - Atlético Madrid 2017

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Real Sociedad

They have stuck with what they have and maybe, like the big two, they are justified in that. They made one of the summer’s best signings when they brought in Willian Jose from Las Palmas. They are happy with what they have.

Willian Jose and Gerard Piqué

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Las Palmas

Spare a thought for Las Palmas fans. They thought prodigal son Jese Rodriguez was returning on loan from PSG. They can’t afford his wages however so they have had to make do with Alen Halilovic from Barcelona. He has not pulled up any trees since leaving the Camp Nou and, despite being young and talented, doesn’t really have the qualities that impressive Las Palmas coach Quique Setien is currently lacking. It’s more of the same.

They have got rid of problem player Sergio Araujo however. The former Barça B striker joins AEK Athens promising to mend his ways after various scrapes with the law off the pitch. Las Palmas are trying to squeeze into Europe but the business they have done so far might not be enough to do that, or to keep Setien at the end of the season.

Las Palmas' Sergio Araujo celebrates

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Athletic Bilbao

Restricted in the market, the Basques have, more or less, left things as they are although goalkeeper Alex Remiro looks set to return from a loan spell at Levante.

Ernesto Valverde with Bilbao

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Leganes

Leganes have brought in Dimitrios Siovas from Olympiacos and Samu García from Rubin Kazan. They like Malaga are in danger of being sucked into bottom three.

Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique Martinez and Leganes' coach Asier Garitano greet each other before matc.

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Sporting Gijon

New coach Rubi has signed midfielder Mikel Vesga on loan from Athletic Bilbao but it surely will not be enough to turn their season around.

Christopher Dibon (L) of Rapid and Mikel Vesga of Bilbao vie for the ball during UEFA Europa League Group F football match between SK Rapid Wien and Athletic Club Bilbao in Vienna, on December 8, 2016.

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Osasuna

Maybe they have already given up the ghost because no-one has come in so far. Not even a player who would do a job for them back in the second tier next season if they fail to get out of trouble.

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