Monaco announced the biggest deal of the summer so far - and we're only a
few days into it - with their €70 million (£59.5m) capture of Porto's
James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho.
Their first foray into the
market has put down a marker in France, where Paris Saint-Germain romped
to the Ligue 1 title, and should signal a new superpower on the
continent.
And, with the Monaco Grand Prix also taking place this
weekend, mega-rich owner Dmitry Rybolovlev impressively diverted
attention to the footballing side of the principality.
With
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao likely to also be signing for
Claudio Ranieri's side on Monday, Monaco could be nudged further ahead
of PSG in the headline-grabbing stakes.