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Midnight in Paris | A PSG Franchise

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Transfer Rumors


July 26, 2011
  • Jermaine Jones shuts down Lecce.
  • Arsenal show interest in Manchester City centre back Joleon Lescott.
  • Wolfsburg offer Arsenal $24,000,000 for striker Marouane Chamakh.

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DONE DEALS

CM Daniele Galloppa – Parma → Cagliari – $11,000,000
 
John Obi Mikel makes the switch from London to Paris
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July 27, 2012

PARIS – In an attempt to strengthen his defense, tbuc has brought in 24 year old, John Obi Mikel. The defensive minded midfielder spend five years at Chelsea adding up 123 appearances for the West London club before making the switch. Stuck behind Michael Essian on the clubs depth chart, Mikel seemed excited to join his new club where he’ll see much more time on the pitch. “I talked to my new manager this morning and he informed me that the holding midfielders role is mine,” explained the Nigerian international. He continued on, “I like the fact that this club is spending money this summer and looking to bring in some quality players. That tells me they want to win. I’m a very competitive person, so that is exactly what I want to do.”

Paris Saint-Germain has now brought in three new players into the club and are rumored to be done for the summer. With the likes of Higuain, Nene, and Menez up front, Mikel was brought in to add a little more quality to the defense. “We look at John Obi as a true number six. He can sit back and almost act as a fifth defender at times,” added his manger, tbuc.
 
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Transfer Rumors


July 28, 2011
  • Borussia Dortmund place a $23,000,000 bid for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.
July 29, 2011
  • Arsenal submit formal bid for Manchester City centre back Joleon Lescott.

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DONE DEALS

LB Marcelo – Real Madrid → Juventus – $23,000,000
CDM Walter Gargano – Napoli → Fiorentina – $12,500,000
 
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Friendly 3: Paris Saint-Germain 0-3 FC Barcelona
GOALS: David Villa (22' PEN, 33') Iniesta (45+2')

PSG Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Douchez-----------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho--------Jallet-
-----------------------Mikel------------------
--------Menez------------------Nene--------
---------------------Pastore-------------------
-------------Higuain-------Gameiro----------


Subs:
van der Weil → Tiene (68')
Pastore → Bodmer (68')

FC Barcelona Starting XI (4-3-3):
----------------------Valdes------------------
-Dani Alves----Pique-----Puyol----Maxwell-
------------------Mascherano----------------
---------------Xavi---------Iniesta-----------
---------Sanchez----Messi---David Villa----

Subs:
Sanchez → Pedro (56')

Postgame Press Conference:
"It's tough to finish all three friendly matches without a win. I wasn't the one who choice who we played, but it was fun to see how we fared amongst the best in the world. As you can see we still have a lot of work to do. Barcelona is rated the top club team in the world and our players found out why today. The way their players controlled the ball and dictated the pace of the game is world class. We did a lot of chasing today. Our defense stood strong and it was unfortunate for Jallet who was called for that penalty in the box. I thought it was clear that he won the ball, but his trailing leg clearly took out David Villa who scored the PK as well. Up front Gameiro did a great job of helping out his midfielders and getting involved. That is something I would've liked to have seen Higuain do as well. Also, Pastore was very active as well. He had two chances to score, but put one just wide when Valdes was off his line and hit one on the volley that he put just over the bar."
 
Recap of the Friendly's
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="475"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#000149" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Paris Saint-Germain July 2011 Schedule</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">DATE</td><td width="60%">OPPONENT</td><td align="right" width="20%">RESULT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jul 16</td><td>vs Levante (Freindly)<td align="right">Lost, 2-0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jul 23</td><td>at Manchester City (Friendly)<td align="right">Lost, 3-1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jul 30</td><td>vs Barcelona (Friendly)<td align="right">Lost, 3-0</td></tr></table></body></html>

Next Months Schedule
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="475"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#000149" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Paris Saint-Germain August 2011 Schedule</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">DATE</td><td width="60%">OPPONENT</td><td align="right" width="20%">RESULT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aug 6</td><td>vs Lorient<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Aug 14</td><td>at Stade Rennes<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aug 20</td><td>vs Valenciennes<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Aug 27</td><td>at Toulouse<td align="right"></td></tr></table></body></html>
 
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Transfer Rumors


August 2, 2011
  • EPL side Blackburn Rovers show interest in Bayern Munich veteran defender Daniel Van Buyten.
  • Parma offer Borussia Dortmund $9,000,000 for Marcel Schmelzer's services.

August 3, 2011
  • Blackburn Rovers confirm receiving a $14,500,000 bid for Steven N'Zonzi from Palermo.
  • Tottenham offer $16,000,000 for Liverpool's Glen Johnson.

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DONE DEALS

CB Matthieu Delpierre – VfB Stuttgart → FC Koln – $4,300,000
ST Didier Drogba – Chelseat → Borussia Dortmund – $23,000,000
CB Joleon Lescott – Manchester City → Arsenal – $21,000,000
 
Guillaume Hoarau heads to Wigan Athletic

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August 5, 2011

PARIS – After bring in three new faces, new manger tbuc made his first sale since coming on board at PSG. French striker Guillaume Hoarau is now on his way to England to join English Premier League side Wigan Athletic after the club offered PSG $16,000,000 for his services. Hoarau began his footballing career at Le Havre, a Ligue 2 side, before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2008. “Hoarau is a true striker with great height and goal scoring ability. We are sad to see him go,” said fellow PSG forward Kevin Gameiro.

Since join PSG in 2008, Hoarau scored 46 goals in 120 appearances for his club team. tbuc had this to say about the departure of his striker, “He’s a good player and a great person. Unfortunately, this is a business and we couldn’t pass up to offer Wigan proposed to us. The money we received should allow us to bring in another striker plus add depth elsewhere. We wish Hoarau the best of luck in England.”

The deal was worth $16,000,000 and Guillaume Hoarau signed for 4-year, $70,800 a week.
 
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Match Day 1: Paris Saint-Germain 0-3 FC Lorient
GOALS: Quercia (36', 55') Diabate (51' PEN)

PSG Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho---------Jallet-
----------------------Mikel--------------------
--------Menez-------------------Nene--------
---------------------Pastore-------------------
-------------Higuain-------Gameiro----------

Subs:
Mikel → Bodmer (74')
Menez → Luyindula (74')
Higuain → Erdinc (74')

FC Lorient Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Audard---------------------
-Baca------Manga-------Bourillon--Mareque-
------------Romao-------Mvuemba-----------
--Jouffre------------------------------Diarra--
-------------Quercia----Diabate---------------

Subs:
Quercia → Campbell (66')
Diabate→ Aliadiere (89')

Postgame Press Conference:
"No doubt we played poorly all around. We gave up another penalty in the box again today. Mikel got a little desperate I guess. Higuain was non existent for the second straight match and we really had no support upfront. Nene and Menez are two talented players, but were very lazy for me today. Gamiero played well, however. I thought he played well against Man City in our finally friendly match and I'm glad to see that carry over into today. We have a lot of work to do before our next match."
 
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Transfer Rumors


August 7, 2011
  • Bordeaux submit bid to Lille for star midfielder Ludovic Obraniak.

August 8, 2011
  • Bordeaux show interest in Bayer Leverkusen's Gonzalo Castro.

August 12, 2011
  • Juventus interest in ex-Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka.
  • Daniel Van Buyten wishes to remain at Bayern Munich.

August 14, 2011
  • Sevilla offer $24,000,000 for Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

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DONE DEALS

RB Rod Fanni – Marseille → Tottenham – $8,000,000
RB Glen Johnson – Liverpool → Tottenham – $16,000,000
ST Milivoje Novakovič – FC Koln → Saint-Etienne – $9,500,000
MF Kevin Großkreutz – Borussia Dortmund → VfB Stuttgart – $10,500,000
 
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Match Day 2: Stade Rennais FC 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain
GOALS: Gameiro (34')

PSG Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho---------Jallet-
----------------------Mikel--------------------
--------Menez-------------------Nene--------
---------------------Pastore-------------------
-------------Higuain-------Gameiro----------

Subs:
Jallet → Bisevac (89')
Gameiro → Bodmer (89')
Higuain → Erdinc (89')

Rennais Starting XI (4-2-3-1):
----------------------Costil--------------------
-Danze-----Mangane----Apam--Catherine--
------------M'Vila-----------Tettey------------
-------Ben Arfa-----Feret-----Dalmet--------
-------------------Montano-------------------

Subs:
Apam → Kana-Biyik (63')
Mangane → Mavinga (89')

Postgame Press Conference:
"We played much better today. Still would like us to hold onto the ball longer though, but we got the three points and that's whats most important. Nene is still playing a bit lazy. He needs to drop back further and help support his leftback in defense. On a more positive note, Mikel played well, he came up with a few key tackles in our defensive half and even came forward to help out Pastore in the final third. It was also a much better game from Higuain. He dropped a little further back at times and got involved. He also came up with the assist on a great ball to Gameiro who just had to tap it in. Now we have to keep this up and bring the momentum into our next match."
 
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Transfer Rumors

August 16, 2011
  • Liverpool place a $79,000,000 bid for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.
  • Arsenal place a $8,500,000 bid for Inter Milan's Cristian Chivu.

August 19, 2011
  • Atletico Madrid reportedly in on Manchester City man Kolo Toure.
  • Liverpool show interest in Brazilian defender Lucio.

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DONE DEALS

LM Ludovic Obraniak – Lille → Bordeaux – $8,500,000
LW Gonzalo Castro – Bayer Leverkusen → Bordeaux – $12,500,000
CDM Miguel Veloso – Genoa → Blackburn Rovers – $10,500,000
RM Ryad Boudebouz – Sochaux → QPR – $9,500,000
ST Nicholas Anelka – Chelsea → Juventus – $15,500,000
ST Cacau – VfB Stuttgart → Werder Bremen – $15,500,000
CB William Gallas – Tottenham → Roma – $7,000,000
 
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Match Day 3: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Valenciennes FC
GOALS: Jallet (7' OG) Lugano (42') Gameiro (76')

PSG Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho---------Jallet-
----------------------Mikel--------------------
--------Menez-------------------Nene--------
---------------------Pastore-------------------
-------------Higuain-------Gameiro----------

Subs:
Jallet → Bisevac (83')
Higuain → Bodmer (83')
Nene → Tiene (90')

Valenciennes Starting XI (4-3-3):
-------------------Penneteau------------------
-Ducourtioux---Gil------Gomis---------Bong-
-------Sanchez----Cohade-------Saez--------
--Hee---------------Pujol--------------Danic--

Subs:
Tae Hee → Dossevi (45')
Bong → Mater (83')

Postgame Press Conference:
"After dropping three points in our first match, we've collect six in our last two. To go along with that, I thought we've gotten better over that period. Today I thought we were no doubt the better team. It could've easily been 2-0 if not more, but Jallet was a bit unlucky and scored an own goal. It came off a corner that was not properly cleared and Jallet tried to chest it down and clear it, but hit it a little too hard off his chest and it ended up in the back of the net. I have to mention Lugano's name as well. I thought he played extremely well against City and Barca in the center of our defense. He won a lot of balls in the air and his talents in the air paid off today when he scored our first goal. I've also praised Gameiro's ability to get involved up front in our earlier games, but the one thing I didn't mention was his inability to put the ball on target. It's great if you can create chances for yourself, but if your not putting them on net, then it all amounts to nothing. However, today he improved on that big time. His goal came on a beautiful bender that rapped around the keeper and into the side netting."
 
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Transfer Rumors

August 21, 2011
  • Chelsea makes move for Real Madrid midfielder Kaka.
  • Bordeaux show interest in Auxerre man Anthony Le Tallec

August 23, 2011
  • Liverpool midfielder Dirk Kuyt shuts down Roma switch.

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DONE DEALS

LB Filipe Luis – Atletico Madrid → Arsenal – $18,500,000
CB Cristian Chivu – Inter Milan → Arsenal – $8,500,000
RW Eden Hazard – Lille → Barcelona – $62,500,000
 
PSG Bring in Young Englishman Marc Albrighton


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August 24, 2011

PARIS – Since arriving as the clubs new manager, tbuc has done a great job of adding top talent and strengthening his squad. He has brought in a world class striker, an up-and-coming fullback, as well as an established central defensive midfielder. Bringing in Albrighton adds some much needed depth on the right side of the midfield. As a pacey winger that can play on both the right and left, Albrighton allows Menez, a more central midfielder, to play his natural role late in games. “We like the potential Albrighton brings to the table. He won’t start for us right away, but he’ll no doubt make an impact off the bench. He’s only 21 years old and we look for him to be one of our top players in a few years down the road,” explained tbuc.

Born and raised in England, Marc Albrighton joined the Aston Villa youth academy in 1998 and made is Premier League debut for Villa on the opening match day of the 2009-10 season. A year later, opening match day of the 2010-11 season, Albrighton made his first Premier League start. In total, the young Englishman appeared in 38 matches for the EPL side before making the switch.

 
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