Paris Saint-Germain completed a €222m world record deal for Neymar last week. That transfer was incredible enough by itself given its seismic nature, but is made even more remarkable when considering what PSG as a whole club was worth just six years earlier.
PSG are not a traditional European giant in the same way that Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United or Liverpool are.
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They were only formed in 1970 and had won just two French titles in 39 years of top flight football before triumphing in 2013. Their only European trophy was and is still the Cup Winners' Cup in 1996, while a single semi-final appearance in 1995 is the furthest any PSG team has ever been in the European Cup/Champions League.