Big-spending Paris St Germain aim to dominate Ligue 1 this season and showed their intent by signing Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic [ Images ] from AC Milan [ Images ] on a three-year deal on Wednesday.
"Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 30, has been transferred from AC Milan and signed a three-year deal in favour of Paris Saint-Germain," PSG said on their website (www.psg.fr).
The club did not give any financial details of the deal.
With a team featuring Ibrahimovic, they are now expected to set the pace in the French league having spent over 78.07 million pounds ($122.13 million) on players during the close season.
Brazil's [ Images ] 27-year-old centre back Thiago Silva, rated as one of the best defenders in the world, also signed for PSG last week after leaving Milan for an estimated 40-45 million euros.
Ibrahimovic also joins Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, who signed for PSG earlier this month, as the club from the capital seek to play a major role in Europe this term.
Qatar-backed PSG finished second in Ligue 1 last season and will play in the Champions League [ Images ].
Last season, the club signed Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore as well as defender Alex and midfielder Thiago Motta.
They will hope new coach Carlo Ancelotti's [ Images ] proven record of managing star-studded teams will rapidly bear fruit in Ligue 1, which looks set to be more unbalanced than in previous years.
In contrast to PSG's spending spree, 2010/11 champions Lille [ Images ] have spent about 10 million euros on France [ Images ] playmaker Marvin Martin from Sochaux after selling Eden Hazard to Chelsea [ Images ].
Photograph: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images
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