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LILLE’S LIGUE 1 TRIUMPH HAS PROMPTED ANOTHER PSG TRANSFER SPLURGE, WITH SOME ADDED NIBBLE
PSG’S ‘NO, REALLY, THIS YEAR’ RECRUITMENT
In 1992-93, Marseille lifted a nation on its shoulders by defeating Milan 1-0 in the first Champions League final of a newly branded era. But France’s sole European Cup win was soon tainted: amid the sordid French football bribery scandal that came next, Marseille never defended their title.
It’s taken a while for France to scale those heights, but Paris Saint-Germain winning the Champions League might unite the country in a different way: as long ago as 2013, PSG were top of a L’Équipe survey on the nation’s most despised club. They’re a natural Bond villain: extravagant, well-dressed and prone to a tantrum. Remember their Manchester City meltdowns? Or the time they mocked a teenage Erling Haaland’s yoga celebration? Nobody likes them... and they don’t care.
Now, Les Parisiens are doubling down on the showiness and the sh**housery. The last time PSG didn’t win the league, they reacted by splashing €400 million on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Lille’s Ligue 1 victory has led to more of the same... with
