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Newcastle United, post their recent takeover, would hope to achieve what Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) achieved after their takeover by Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) in 2011. PSG saw their club achieve a rise in stature and glory as they became the most recognizable club in France.
They have completely dominated the domestic crown and even constantly come agonizingly close to the holy grail - the Champions League. Significant investment has seen the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Neymar Jr and now Lionel Messi join the Qatar backed team.
The takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabian crown family will see them become the richest team in all of football. With an estimated net worth of close to £320 Billion, the new Newcastle owners dwarf the net worth of all the other Premier League teams combined. Almost overnight Newcastle United's fortunes look set to be reversed.
The ambition and vision of new ownership and wealth could see Newcastle United go from a perennial "bottom half" club to one of England's top clubs. They could even break the "Big Six" barrier by making world class signings.
Great financial resources, however, do not guarantee successful signings.
5 expensive signings that failed at PSG
#5 Julian Draxler
Julian Draxler was pursued by some of Europe's biggest clubs after his sensational ability at Schalke came to light. He earned a move to Wolfsburg in 2015 for €36 million + add ons.
Paris Saint-Germain splashed a ludicrous €42 Million on the German youngster in 2016, and made him a cornerstone of their project.
Despite his price tag and touted ability, Draxler failed to consistently hold down a starting berth at Paris Saint-Germain. Despite a number of opportunities, he couldn't make his mark and was overlooked in favor of the likes of Angel Di Maria.
The World Cup winner is still at PSG and looks set to stay until 2024, having proved to be a useful squad player. Sadly, however, he has come nowhere close to the heights he was destined for. He came nowhere close to the price tag he came with, blighted by injuries and poor form.
#4 Yohan Cabaye
Newcastle United cult hero Cabaye had a "blink and you miss it" spell at PSG. Signed in January 2014 for close to €25 million, Cabaye was expected to replicate his roaming playmaking abilities for Paris Saint-Germain.
But the likes of Thiago Motta, Marco Verratti, Blaise Matuidi and an emerging Adrian Rabiot were firmly ahead of him in the pecking order. Cabaye was eventually reduced to an afterthought as chances went missing.
He was offered a respite when Crystal Palace came in with a €15 million offer for the ousted French international. PSG were at least able to recoup a large amount of their disappointing investment.
#3 Grzegorz Krychowiak
Signed in a disastrous 2016 summer transfer window for an overpriced and inflated €30 million, Grzegorz Krychowiak represents one of the worst business deals in PSG's history.
Part of an immensely successful Sevilla team and brought in to replace club stalwart and modern-day legend Thiago Motta, Krychowiak lasted a mere two seasons at Paris.
Constant tension with manager Unai Emery and a poor spell of form made Krychowiak an uncomfortable fit in Paris blue. During this time, the Polish holding midfielder was voted "Flop of the Season" by French daily paper Le Figaro.
He was acrimoniously bundled out on loan to England for West Brom where he suffered an ignominous relegation from the top flight. He then went to Lokomotiv Moscow first on loan, then permanently, as Paris Saint-Germain cut their losses.
#2 David Luiz
PSG shattered the world record fee for a defender when they signed David Luiz from Chelsea for a whopping £50M in the summer of 2014. On the back of Brazil's humiliating 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Germany at the 2014 World Cup, many were taken aback by PSG's need to sign the seemingly unreliable and flamboyant defender.
Seen more as a statement signing than a practical one, David Luiz played for just two seasons at the club. Despite having back-to-back domestic treble success and a memorable Champions League win over Chelsea, Luiz is seen as extremely poor business by the club.
This was put into even more perspective when Paris Saint-Germain sold him back to Chelsea at close to half of what they initially paid.
#1 Jese Rodriguez
Jese Rodriguez was seen as a breakout academy talent in a superstar Real Madrid squad. In his two seasons at Real Madrid, he recorded 18 goals and 15 assists in over 94 appearances for Los Blancos as a tricky and pacy wide player.
With two Champions League trophies to his name, Jese looked the part to be one of Spain's brightest talents, publicly appreciated by even Fiorentino Perez as a "gem".
Finding it difficult to break into a competitive Real Madrid team, PSG made a €25 Million bid for what they assumed to be a prodigious talent. Sadly, Jese's version in Paris was an extremely underconfident and distracted player, never truly finding his footing at the club.
He made a mere 18 appearances for PSG, constantly shipped out on loan as an unwanted player to Stoke City, Las Palmas, Real Betis and Sporting CP. He finally had his contract acrimoniously terminated for off-field demons in his personal life that took precedence over his playing ability.
