The TOP 25 transfers Ligue 1 (Summer 2012)

This summer Paris Saint-Germain has hit hard, very hard. With 146 million (excluding bonuses) paid on the transfer market, even if 40 million were used to sign the Brazilian Lucas, who will join the capital in January, thePSG has been, by far, the the biggest spending club during the summer transfer window in Europe. And therefore in France. A new record in Ligue 1. Thiago Silva, acquired for $ 42 million, excluding bonuses, is the biggest transfer of the summer.Following behind another player PSG , Lucas Moura, recruited for 40 million then, in Sao Paulo FC. Brazilian shares the second place with the TOP 25 Lille Eden Hazard, the LOSC has sold very well at Chelsea. Then follow three other recruits Paris: Ezequiel Lavezzi (26 million), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (20 million) and Marco Verratti (12 million).

Big names have arrived, but others are gone ...

If fortune QSI has allowed PSG to attract big names in Ligue 1, the latter, as every year, however, lost some of its best features.Furthermore Hazard, Olivier Giroud, the top scorer of the last championship of France, left Montpellier to join Arsenal. Transaction amount: 12 million euros. Note also sends Hugo Lloris in Tottenham (10 million), Cesar Azpilicueta in Chelsea (9 million) or even Aly Cissokho at Valencia CF (6 million). Other significant transactions involving two French clubs were also held.Marvin Martin rose from Sochaux to Lille for 10 million. Daniel Congre, Alain Traoré, Romain Hamouma, or Corgnet Benjamin Anthony Mounier have also changed air this summer but had the good sense to stay in France.

The other "big" have focused on selling

Except PSG , few French clubs this summer to have a lot invested in the transfer market. Let's mention except Lorient, who spent $ 10 million (Traoré, Corgnet, Reale) and only sold 3 million (Mvuemba). Otherwise, the clubs most "important" of the championship have all returned from cash on hand: Bordeaux (4,500,000), Lille (23.5 million), Lyon (16.75 million), Marseille (15 million ), Rennes (6.5 million) and even Saint-Etienne (0.1 million).

Monaco , the " PSG in Ligue 2 »

On the lower floor, a club has earned the nickname " PSG in Ligue 2 ": AS Monaco . Club Monaco has thus made ​​the biggest deal in the history of the League by signing two Argentinian Lucas Ocampos for 11 million euros. ASM also spent 4 million to provide Delvin Ndinga l'Auxerrois. Finally, note transactions of some players "important", but then loaned or free. Examples include Salomon Kalou, end of contract with Chelsea and joined Lille . But Adrian Mutu, that Ajaccio managed to bring in Ligue 1. OM for its part got the loan from English Joey Barton, whose debut in France are eagerly awaited. And not just for sporting reasons.