On 30 June 2011, Paris Saint-Germain ushered in the Qatari era, and the Qatari consortium invested about 50 million euros to buy a 70% stake in the club. Looking back over the past decade, Paris Saint-Germain has undergone earth-shaking changes and has gradually become the Greater Paris we know.
Paris Saint-Germain squad in June 2011
Paris Saint-Germain didn't have big international stars at the time, and after the Qataris came, that all changed, and August 6, 2011, was supposed to be a turning point. Argentine midfielder Pastore moved from Palermo for €42 million, breaking the transfer record set by Arnelka when he moved from Real Madrid to Paris in 2000 for 34.5 million euros. At that time, Paris Saint-Germain was back in 1994 from the last time they won the Ligue 1 title, and the last time they participated in the Champions League was seven years ago.
In the winter 2011 transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain replaced the manager and brought in the famous coach Ann Fat Ancelotti, the Serie A superstar coach who brought in three players: Motta, Maxwell and Alex. But the first season didn't bring in real world-class players, even though there were already players like Pastore, Matuidi, Maxwell, Gameiro and Motta. It wasn't until the 2012/13 season, when Ibrahimovic and Beckham joined, that Paris Saint-Germain was finally ready to dominate Ligue 1, winning their first title since 1994 in 2013.
Since then, Paris has been out of control, and has successively recruited players such as Thiago Silva, Villati, Cavani, Di Maria, Neymar, Mbappe and so on. By 2021, there will be seven Ligue 1 titles, six French Cups and League Cups, and the 2019/20 Champions League with the best record in team history--- champions league runner-up.
Ten years of branding, ten years later, Greater Paris has entered the European giants sequence, when a premier league, La Liga, Bundesliga or Serie A top player joins Greater Paris, you will no longer be surprised, will not think that it is to retire, and this is just a normal transaction between the giants. In the past decade, Greater Paris has also become one of the most expensive clubs in Europe, spending a total of 1.39 billion euros on the transfer market in ten years, according to the Statistics of the German Transfer Market. Only Manchester City (1.52 billion), Barcelona (14.7), Chelsea (14.7), Juventus (14.4) and Manchester United (14.4) spend more, while seventh-placed Atletico are already far behind the top teams with 1.1 billion euros. The top two places in the current all-time transfer fee record are still occupied by Neymar (€222 million) and Mbappe (€145 million).
Image source The German transfer market has been invested in transfers for nearly a decade
Today, with the addition of Messi, Ramos, Donnaruma, Ashraf and other famous players, Greater Paris has a prehistoric super luxury lineup. Now, what they lack is a big ear cup, a trophy that really allows them to step into the halls of European fame. Looking forward to the performance of Paris this season, I wish to set a new record in the history of the team and win the Champions League.
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