During the summer of 2000, and therefore a good ten years before its takeover by Qatar Sports Investments, Paris Saint-Germain had carried out an already very bling-bling transfer window. The famous “Banlieue-PlayStation” project, dear to the president at the time, Laurent Perpère.
the leaders of the capital club had notably poached two very great hopes of French football from Olympique de Marseille: Peter Luccin and Stéphane Dalmat. The Rouge et Bleu also bought Nicolas Anelka from Real Madrid for 220 million francs (33.5 million euros).
Philippe Bergeroo was then the coach of this team, which had a promising start to the season, until a big victory (7-2) against Rosenborg in the Champions League. Then, she collapsed and Luis Fernandez was called to the rescue.
Luis Fernandez eradicated the “Suburban-PlayStation” generation from PSG
The latter then decided to considerably modify the existing workforce. “He did not understand our generation, remembered Stéphane Dalmat during a video with the media ‘Capté’. In the past, he had launched quite a few young players, but he had gotten older. He wanted to practically fire us all. »
Indeed, from the following winter transfer window, Stéphane Dalmat left for Inter Milan in exchange for the Brazilian Vampeta. Peter Luccin will wait until the following summer to leave PSG, to go to Celta Vigo. As for Nicolas Anelka, he will be loaned to Liverpool in January 2002.
