Rating the top 10 January 2018 transfers and their progress in one year

How will the most expensive player in the winter transfer window fare?

#8 Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund to Real Betis)

Bartra has insane stats while playing for Betis. Missing him yet, FC Barcelona?

Former Barcelona man, Marc Bartra moved from Borussia Dortmund to Real Betis for €10.5 million.

Quique Setien who had experimented with both three and four-man defenses till then made Bartra a regular starter.

Setien mostly used a three-man defense as he does even now. Zouhair Feddal and Aissa Mandi started alongside Bartra in the three-man formation.

From January till the end of the season, Bartra adapted really well to the situation and style that Real Betis employed.

Bartra averaged a massive 2.4 tackles per game, 2 interceptions per game and almost 6 clearances per game. Even Raphael Varane had averaged only 1 tackle and 1 interception per game.

In 2018/19, Bartra is still a regular starter in the team and plays alongside Mandi and Javi Garcia mostly in the three-man defence.

Even in the new season, he boasts of better stats than both Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane.

Marc Bartra surely wouldn't have cost a fortune for Real Madrid and yet he has been so good under Setien. His stats speak volumes of his success with Betis. He has been a really good signing for Betis.

Rating: 7/10

Verdict: Bartra has been a good addition to the defensive line and does well whenever he is on the pitch.

Edited by Alan John