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Ligue 1 2011-12 season preview
guardian.co.uk Aug 04 2011 07:38
Can anyone stop newly rich Paris St Germain from becoming French champions this season?The best stories in France go all the way to the top, and this one is no different. Paris St Germain, newly under the ownership of Qatari Sports Investments, this summer appointed Leonardo as sports director and in one month spent €83m (£72m) on eight players, including €42m on Javier Pastore, the Argentinian playmaker coveted by Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona, in a deal set to be confirmed before the new season kicks off on Saturday.Seeing off the likes of Valencia for the striker Kevin Gameiro (€11m), Liverpool for Blaise Matuidi (€10m) and Marseille for Jérémy Ménez (€8m) is one thing, but the Pastore deal is a marquee signing and shatters the previous French transfer rec