Five clubs who really need to loosen the purse strings

#3 Deportivo la Coruna

Smart acquisitions could make Deportivo a force to be reckoned with again

Since becoming the first La Liga champions of the new millennium, Deportivo have been forced to scrap at the other end of the Spanish top flight, not always overly successfully. Yet, there is something about the men from Galicia that many don’t know – one of their backers is the second-richest man in the world!

Amancio Ortega is a Spanish business tycoon, founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops, but, most importantly, he is a regular at the Riazor.

Worth an estimated $84 billion, spending 30 or 40 million on new players for his beloved Depor would go unnoticed for a man of his wealth.

Sevilla have shown that challenging Clasico rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid can be done without breaking the bank, and in a league where there isn’t much between mid-table sides, Deportivo could easily climb the ladder with a little investment from their mega-rich fan.