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25th October 2015
09:59am GMT
But it all seems to have gone very sour very quickly. He was subbed off in the Parisians' prestige game with his former club Real Madrid in the week, in a display that largely stunk.
It led to former French football pundit (and PSG alumn) Jean-Michel Larqué to claim:
"(PSG) are in the business of image and communication. We sell a dream. I do not want to break this dream of the fans but I did not think PSG seriously increased their chances of winning the Champions League when we announced the signing of Angel Di Maria."Larqué is certainly not alone. The French press and Parisian public are becoming increasingly disillusioned and underwhelmed by the former Man United man's inability to justify his £44m price-tag. This weekend L'Equipe - they of the 'Messiah' headline - have a new front page splash - 'When will it click?' they ask of the expensive playmaker. Even manager Laurent Blanc is damning with his assessment... https://twitter.com/mattspiro/status/658193811772981249 https://twitter.com/Sport_Witness/status/658174148489953281 Man United fans everywhere will be nodding sagely, whilst suppressing knowing laughter.
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