Why PSG Beat United to Lucas Signing

It's no secret that following their sale from Colony Capital to Qatar Investment Authority, PSG have done nothing but spend money. Having already added the likes of Kévin Gameiro, Javier Pastore, Jérémy Ménez, Alex, Thiago Motta and Maxwell last season, they've been heavy in the transfer market once again this summer.

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Most of my Twitter followers already know my stance on Robin van Persie, but if you have not heard yet/you do not follow me on Twitter (You should @stiuge) - I will repeat those views now!

There is no denying that Robin van Persie is a fantastic footballer, or at least he has been scoring regularly for Arsenal during the 2011-2012 season. But before that he has only managed to score 66 Premier League goals in 194 games. 0.34 goals per game.

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As I'm always keen to learn as evidenced by my qualifications which included LEED AP, FICE, MIStruct E, BSc (Honours I), FASCE, PE and CEng, I took to heart the rather limited (but adjective consistent) response to my proposal that live Sport of any kind is preferable to watching on TV the half empty stadiums holding sports that I have no interest in for 4 years in the Olympic Games.

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And so the summer arrives with the usual mix of hope and expectation. Our daily habit as fans is to read every scrap of rumour as our Clubs bid for everyone who seeks a new and improved contract and every Club that needs to sell before they can buy leaks the news to the press.

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Midfield it seems is certainly the area of the pitch where we can all agree that Manchester United need work to improve on. Shinji Kagawa was hauled in from German double winners Borussia Dortmund and young starlet Nick Powell was signed from Crewe.

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First there was Neymar who every top European side was linked with, now there’s a new young Brazilian sensation on the scene linked with moves to the crème de la crème of Europe. His name is Lucas Moura. 

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