When Lucas Moura was officially announced as a Paris Saint-Germain player in January 2013, it was the culmination of a transfer saga with more twists and turns than the Brazilian Grand Prix. Having been linked with Manchester United for much of the summer of 2012 and caused much excitement in England, he was poached by the newly-monied Parisians in what was widely reported as a “snub” to the Old Trafford club. This was before PSG had assembled one of the most opulent and free-flowing teams in football history and, as such, was seen in England as something of a cop out by Moura. Rather than join Manchester United – the pinnacle of footballing greatness, or so our parochial Britishness told us – he had instead opted to cash in and take a healthy slice of the Qatari billions. Despite the presence of Carlo Ancelotti dragging nonchalantly on the occasional cigarette, PSG didn’t have any ‘cool’ factor yet or much cultural and sporting cachet outside France. Still, despite the sour grapes in England, Moura looked set to be the marquee signing which heralded the dawning of the megabucks era at the Parc des Princes. He was young, handsome, already a shining star for the Seleção and a prodigy with the ball at his feet. That was before Neymar burst onto the European scene.