Ligue 1 special: Best Ligue 1 transfers of the summer
Bettor.com takes a look at some of the best transfers that took place in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 this summer.
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain)
The new owners of Paris Saint-Germain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Investment Authority did not wait too long to make an impression on the observers. By the end of July, they had made the biggest transfer in the history of French football when they paid Italian side Palermo 42
million Euros for Argentine international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082.
The youngster was wanted by the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan but PSG showed their financial muscle and signed the talented midfielder who has made a good start to life in the Ligue1.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721 (Paris Saint-Germain)
During his time at Lorient, Gameiro was among the top scorers in Ligue 1 for two seasons. Even before the arrival of QIA as PSG’s new owners was made official, Les Parisiens paid Les Merlus 11 million Euros for the services of Gameiro who has started showing
his class for PSG in recent weeks.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Cole-c18694 (LOSC Lille)
Reigning Ligue 1 champions Lille pulled off a major transfer coup when they brought http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809. The 29-year-old had a terrible last two seasons in England and a move away from the Premier League
could prove to be a masterstroke by Lille coach Rudi Garcia.
Guillermo Ochoa (AJ Ajaccio)
In one of the most unexpected transfers of the summer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 expired.
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The arrival of France international Alou Diarra to Stade Velodrome could have happened a year earlier but the midfielder chose to stay at Bordeaux for one more season before he joined Didier Deschamps’ side this summer. Though Diarra is still struggling
to find his feet at Marseille, he will definitely settle down as soon as the season
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremy-Menez-c18345 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Three years after leaving France to join AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603, Menez found a ticket back home as he joined PSG for eight million Euros. The former Sochaux man’s main reason behind a return to France is to stay under the radar of France coach Laurent Blanc so that he
gets more chances of being able to play for France in the European championships next year.
Dimitri Payet (LOSC Lille)
LOSC Lille paid Saint-Etienne nine million Euros for the services of France international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 FC. Payet is definitely a great addition
to the Lille squad and has already settled down at the club from Villeneuve d’Ascq.
Benoit Pedretti (LOSC Lille)
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AJ-Auxerre-c38247 side that managed to avoid relegation after a dreadful start to the 2010/2011 Ligue 1 campaign. Following the departure of Cabaye to Newcastle United, Rudi Garcia has done well to add
the Frenchman to his side.
Bakary Kone (Lyon)
The young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Burkina-Faso-c2862 international was signed from Guingamp for just two million Euros and Remi Garde is already reaping rewards of a great bargain made in the summer transfer window. The 23-year-old defender has provided a lot of tenacity to the Lyon
defence and would play a big role for Les Gones this season.
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