6 of the most craziest off-the-pitch incidents from this transfer window

#4 PSG's big 'M' announcement

The clubs and the fans seem to be vying to outdo each other with absurdity this summer. Ever since reports emerged that PSG stole a march on Real Madrid to become favourites to land Mbappe, Le Parisians have been waiting with bated breath.

So Thomas Meunier and PSG decided to combine forces to sell their fans a pup (The PR Team approved this?).

Meunier claimed on Twitter that the club is going to make a big announcement by noon. He traded tweets with PSG's official handle to reveal that the announcement will include a player whose name starts with 'M'.

The undoubting faithful faction of Paris believed that this is nothing but the official unveiling of Mbappe and probably got ready and got their kits inked with the newcomer's moniker.

Well, PSG delivered on their promise but the announcement looked like this:

??Thiago Motta fête aujourd'hui ses 3??5?? ans ! ? Happy birthday ! ? pic.twitter.com/Xo2NspkBVU
— PSG Officiel (@PSG_inside) August 28, 2017

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Save the French and the energy. It's really not worth it.

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