{"id":254688,"date":"2018-10-11T03:22:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T07:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=254688"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T00:44:22","slug":"lucas-paqueta-agrees-to-join-ac-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/10\/11\/lucas-paqueta-agrees-to-join-ac-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Paquet\u00e1 Agrees to Join AC Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"

After months of speculation, AC Milan<\/a> have officially won the race to sign Brazilian midfielder\u00a0Lucas Paquet\u00e1. Fighting off the likes of Liverpool<\/a> and Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>, signing the incredibly talented Paquet\u00e1 is a great bit of business by the Italian giants. The 21-year-old will join Milan in January, with a medical soon to be completed. Milan will pay\u00a0\u20ac30 million to secure his services, with the deal expected to be made official in the new year.<\/p>\n

Lucas Paquet\u00e1 Agrees to Join AC Milan<\/h1>\n

Who is\u00a0Lucas Paquet\u00e1?<\/h2>\n

Arriving at Flamengo when he was 10-years-old,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 was known as a very small but skilled player. Joining the senior team in 2016,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 had grown significantly. Growing eleven inches in just three years,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 was ready to display his talents. Once an undersized teenager,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 slowly developed into one of the league’s most feared players. In 2018, he went on to score nine goals and tallied two assists, quickly making him one of Brazil’s brightest young talents.<\/p>\n

Paquet\u00e1 plays as a No.10, but he also possesses the skill and pace to drift wide and affect the game in different ways. A skilful player,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 is a triple threat on and off the ball. Possessing good speed,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 can also embarrass his opposition with his quick feet and superb dribbling ability. When he stays central,\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 plays with great vision, creating chances with ease. His impressive play with Flamengo led to a call-up to the Brazilian National Team.\u00a0Paquet\u00e1 has now made two appearances for the Canarinha.<\/p>\n

Leonardo Plays a Key Role<\/h2>\n

In July, former Brazil and AC Milan player Leonardo was\u00a0appointed as Milan’s new sporting\u00a0director. The former PSG director rejoined the team after an ownership change in the summer. Leonardo deserves a ton of credit for his work as a recruiter. During his time with PSG, he was instrumental to the team’s success. Signing players such as Thiago Motta and Javier Pastore, Leonardo also lured Carlo Ancelotti to the club.<\/p>\n

The former Milan player helped engineer transfers for\u00a0Kak\u00e1 and\u00a0Alexandre Pato. Both players went on to be key players for Milan. During his time in Paris, Leonardo also played a key role in securing the signing of Thiago Silva. The signing of\u00a0Lucas Paquet\u00e1 is just the latest in a long line of great signing’s pulled of by the Brazilian.<\/p>\n

Playing for AC Milan\u00a0will be a big step up for\u00a0Paquet\u00e1, but the 21-year-old has the tools and ability to succeed at the highest level.<\/p>\n

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