Who was the transfer champion in European football in the summer of 2011?

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero?

Sanchez in Barcelona?

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This year's transfer target is not a midfielder, but Thiago Silva, who plays as a centre-back at the back.

On July 15, Blackburn Rovers and Paris Saint-Germain announced the successful transfer of Thiago Silva, a transfer soap opera that ended with Thiago Silva signing a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

As early as a month ago, Paris Saint-Germain were very close to signing the 26-year-old Thiago Silva, but in the end, after Carlo Ancelotti retained Silva, Silva decided to stay and sign a five-year contract extension. However, the soap opera, which seems to have come to an end, has been heating up again in recent days, and Paris have made a staggering £40 million offer to Blackburn.

In fact, two days earlier, Blackburn had agreed to PSG's huge offer, which would pay Thiago Silva £40 million in cash and up to €3 million in floating bonuses.

In terms of personal treatment, since Paris Saint-Germain had already negotiated a personal contract with Thiago Silva in the first round of transfer negotiations a month ago, the 26-year-old Brazilian defender will get a five-year contract with a base salary of up to 7.5 million euros per year, in addition to a variable bonus of 1.5 million euros, which also means that Silva will receive up to 9 million euros per year at Paris Saint-Germain, which is a full 50 percent increase from the 6 million annual salary of his new contract just signed at Blackburn.

For Thiago Silva, who no longer had any problems, Paris Saint-Germain also avoided long nights and finally officially announced the signing of the Brazilian defender in the early hours of July 15.

Blackburn's centre-back options last season were in the order of priority: Thiago Silva, Vincent Kompany, Vermaelen, Phil Jones and Martin Taylor, after Thiago Silva's departure, both Vermaelen and Phil Jones could quickly fill the hole in Thiago Silva's departure, but in addition, Blackburn will need a replacement for the central defender to deal with possible injuries and suspensions.

On July 16, the day after Thiago Silva officially joined Paris Saint-Germain, Blackburn announced on its official website that the team had officially signed 18-year-old French talented defender Varane on a six-year contract, for which Blackburn paid a transfer fee of 8 million pounds.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United and Real Madrid have also been closely linked with this player before.

Blackburn have been chasing Raphael Varane for some time, and while the team already has a number of good players in the defence, such as Vincent Kompany, Vermaelen, Phil Jones and Martin Taylor, Ancelotti is hoping to bring in a rotation player when Phil Jones is likely to support midfield in the new season, and the promising Varane has entered Blackburn's sights.

In fact, at just 18 years old and having played just 23 professional games, Varane's popularity at Blackburn Rovers was largely due to Arthur's recommendation, who remembered the heights the French defender had reached in later generations.

In Ancelotti's eyes, Ancelotti appreciates his versatility more, and Varane is also capable of playing as a midfielder, who played as a midfielder in Lens in the second half of last season, and also performed very well. This is a very important attribute for Carlo Ancelotti, who will change his formation in the new season, and he can give Ancelotti more leeway in the formation.

There are plenty of clubs chasing Raphael Varane, with Manchester United being one of the most aggressive, hoping to acquire Raphael Varane to succeed Rio Ferdinand in order to form a new centre-back combination. But with Monchi and Carlo Ancelotti personally convincing, Varane finally decided to accept Blackburn's offer.

In fact, Varane almost joined Real Madrid under the recommendation of Zidane like his predecessor, but Ancelotti's words completely made him make the decision to switch to Blackburn

"How many young players can get through to Real Madrid? But over the years, not to mention the superstars who have become famous at Blackburn, let's talk about the Ballon d'Or winners, they were all unknown youngsters before joining Blackburn, but after only two or three seasons, they can touch the Ballon d'Or trophy. Would you rather be a former genius lost in the flashes of Madrid, or would you rather be the next Mr. Golden Globe at the Rose Theatre? ”

In fact, there is no other team that can match the appeal of young players, from Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard, Rowe to Torres, no young player can match Blackburn's past glory.

The Daily Star has exposed the news that Varane will join Blackburn Rovers yesterday, and the 18-year-old French star also arrived at the Blackburn Rovers laboratory today for a medical examination, and officially joined the team after successfully passing various tests.

Raphael Varane became Blackburn's first new signing this summer, which naturally attracted attention and doubts from many parties.

In the new season, Carlo Ancelotti will lead Blackburn to the treble, although he is only 18 years old, but Varane's multi-positional nature may allow him to get relatively more playing time, which is also very beneficial to his development.

There are ins and outs, and Blackburn's second player to leave and the departure of Thiago Silva have not made a single wave.

On 17 July, the Portuguese announced on their official website that the club's negotiations with Dida had been successful, and the 38-year-old had signed a contract with the Portuguese club until the end of 2012 and would represent the team in the 2012 season. Portuguese club president Manuel Dalupa will then join Dida in an official press conference for his arrival.

Born on 7 July, Dida began his career in the Brazilian league at the age of 20 with Victoria, and went on to play for two Brazilian powerhouses, Cruzeiro and Corinthians. After joining Milan, Dida was loaned back to Corinthians due to passport issues until the 200203 season, when Dida took advantage of Abbiati's injury and became the team's first-choice goalkeeper upon his return to Milan, and began his legendary career at Milan.

During his time at Milan, Dida won two Champions Leagues, one Serie A, one Coppa Italia, one Italian Super Cup and one Club World Cup with the Rossoneri. Especially in the 200203 Champions League final, Dida saved three penalties from Juventus players in a row to help Milan defeat their opponents through penalty shootouts to win the championship. In addition, Dida won the 2002 World Cup, the 1999 Copa America and two Confederations Cups with the Brazilian national team.

In the summer of 2010, Dida bid farewell to Milan and joined Ancelotti to Blackburn Rovers, becoming the second goalkeeper after Cech, although last season, Ancelotti gave the second goalkeeper position to Blackburn Rovers' 22-year-old goalkeeper Tom White, but Dida has been training at Blackburn Rovers, so this time the Portuguese club persuaded Dida to return to play in the domestic league, the veteran is still in good form.

It is worth mentioning that Dida's transfer did not incur a transfer fee, and in order for Dida to get a lucrative new contract, Arthur let Dida leave as a free agent.

After completing the Dida deal, Mensa Bangsu announced that there would be no more outflow of personnel from the club, which is a very rare phenomenon for Blackburn, who have been making a lot of money by selling players in recent years.

Following the introduction of Raphael Varane, Blackburn Rovers were quick to announce their second signing

On 19 July, Blackburn Rovers once again officially announced that the team had reached an agreement with Ajax on the transfer of Suarez. Blackburn Rovers will pay £23 million for the Uruguayan striker.

Blackburn's £23 million finalisation of Suarez can be said to be a painstaking affair. Despite Suarez's personal desire to join Blackburn, Ajax have been pricing it high.

According to British media reports, Ajax initially wanted £30 million to take Suarez, but Blackburn initially made an offer of just £20 million. Due to the price difference, Blackburn Rover's sporting director Monchi, who was in charge of negotiations, was a little discouraged and returned to Blackburn Rovers with a pessimistic attitude towards the transfer.

After Monchi returned to Blackburn, it was replaced by Ajax, because Blackburn Rovers are not short of strikers, in addition to Torres and Drogba, there are also college hitmen like Hernandez, and Owen, a former chasing boy.

After a positive response from Ajax, Arthur took matters into his own hands and raised the offer to £22 million. After much negotiation, the two sides agreed on a price of £23 million. After Ajax agreed to release him, Blackburn Rovers were left to negotiate a personal deal with Suarez.

Suarez, who participated in the World Cup in South Africa, has been widely recognized for his ability. A number of big clubs, including Barcelona, are looking to bring in the Uruguayan striker. In the Eredivisie, Suarez can be called a superstar, born on January 24, 1987, Suarez is just 24 years old this year, scored 35 goals in 31 games in the Eredivisie in the 0809 season, and was banned for 7 games last season due to the "bite incident", but still won the Eredivisie Golden Boot last season, and the efficiency is terrifying.

The addition of Suarez will form a "double reis" forward partner with Torres in the Premier League. As the two most valuable forwards in Blackburn's history, Blackburn's offensive firepower next season is definitely worth looking forward to.

And why would Blackburn still pursue Suarez at a high price after already having Torres and Drogba, college killers like Hernandez, and Owen, a former teenager chasing the wind?

Soon, Blackburn officially gave the answer.