Monday, May 30, 2011

Ligue 1’s 10 best transfers of season 2010-11

The last year in Ligue 1 has proven that money doesn’t necessarily buy success. Many high-profile transfers in France haven’t been as successful as the smaller purchases, with the biggest move of them all – Yoann Gourcuff’s switch from Bordeaux to Lyon – proving to be arguably the biggest flop signing of the campaign to date.

Instead, it has been the lower profile moves that have tended to be the most successful, with shrewd work in the transfer market by the likes of Lorient and Rennes cementing their place in the top half of the standings. 

Of the big guns, Paris Saint-Germain have spent the most wisely, picking up Brazilian winger Nene from Monaco and multi-purpose midfielder Mathieu Bodmer from Lyon, but otherwise, Ligue 1’s best acquisitions have tended to be players who have successfully made the step up from a lower grade.





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