Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery believes the soccer world should be grateful to the nouveau riche clubs like his and Manchester City for shaking up the game and threatening the dominance of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has threatened to denounce the two teams, backed by the royal families of Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively, to the European Union for their financing methods, comparing PSG's record-smashing €222million (£194m) signing of Neymar to 'peeing off the diving board'.
PSG also beat Barca and Madrid to the signature of French teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe, who joined the Paris club last year and will become the second most expensive player behind Neymar when he completes his move from AS Monaco in June for €180m (£157m).