PSG new recruit ﾃ］gel Di Marﾃｭa (Photo : Reuters)
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain had recently confirmed the ﾂ｣44. 3 million transfer of Argentine winger ﾃ］gel Di Marﾃｭa from Premier League club Manchester United to their side, as reported by Daily Mail Online.
The 27-year-old Argentina international had a turbulent year with the Old Trafford giants both on and off the field and had requested to be transferred this offseason.
Les Parisiens had long been interested in the services of Di Marﾃｭa as coach Laurent Blanc intended to join him with mainstays Zlatan Ibrahimoviﾄ and Edinson Cavani to form a three-pronged attack.
PSG received their new acquisition with a social media post on Thursday that said "Bienvenido," which means "welcome".
The Qatari owners of the French squad are said to be looking to make a big impression on the coming Champions League and acquiring Di Marﾃｭa is just one step in making that happen.
"We are very proud that Angel Di Marﾃｭa has chosen Paris Saint-Germain," said team president Nasser Al Khelaifi. "He is an incredibly talented player, with a frightening speed and ability to beat opposition players. He adds his name to the club's strong South American community and, above all, the big Paris Saint-Germain family."
With the completion of the deal, Di Marﾃｭa now ranks as the no. 1 "most expensive footballer" of all time, as per the Mirror.
The Rosario native reportedly has the highest Total Transfer Fee spent on a single player with ﾂ｣134.3 million, followed by current teammate Ibrahimoviﾄ with ﾂ｣126.7 million. At the no. 3 spot is Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, costing a flat ﾂ｣105 million.
Real's Gareth Bale still holds the highest single transfer fee record at ﾂ｣85 million.ﾂ
