{"id":547999,"date":"2020-04-01T04:34:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547999"},"modified":"2020-04-01T04:34:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:34:47","slug":"where-next-for-lucas-paqueta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/01\/where-next-for-lucas-paqueta\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Next for Lucas Paquet\u00e1?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucas Paquet\u00e1<\/a> clearly has the talent to succeed. He has fallen out of favour at AC Milan<\/a>, however, and is not a regular starter. With the\u00a0Rossoneri<\/em> not likely to qualify for Champions League yet again, there will be a need to sell during the next transfer window. If Paquet\u00e1 is not in the future plans, as it currently seems, he has value and other teams will surely take him on.<\/p>\n

Where Next for Lucas Paquet\u00e1?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PSG<\/a> have a history with being interested in Milan player after player. The situation with the young Brazilian is likely no different. Leonardo Ara\u00fajo, formerly of Milan, took over the operation to bring Paquet\u00e1 to the San Siro. Now serving once again as Sporting Director of PSG, Ara\u00fajo is surely monitoring his former ideas.<\/p>\n

The French side have a solid midfield, but nothing to drool over. Everything runs through Marco Verratti<\/a>, so if PSG truly wants to elevate to the highest tiers of European football, they should welcome the idea of more creativity there. Furthermore, the futures of attacking stars like Neymar<\/a> and Edinson Cavani<\/a> look to be up in the air. Paquet\u00e1 prefers a more traditional attacking midfield role and can fill that void.<\/p>\n

Juventus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rumours swirled this past January about a potential Paquet\u00e1 and Federico Bernardeschi<\/a> swap between Milan and Juventus<\/a>. This move, if it were to happen in the future, would not come as a surprise.<\/p>\n

Like PSG, Juventus’ midfield is solid but not yet elite. Miralem Pjani\u0107<\/a> runs the show. Juventus has attacking talent comparable to the best, and this will only be aided by more midfield creators. Bernardeschi, simply put, has talent but will not replace Paulo Dybala<\/a> or Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>. He is expendable.<\/p>\n

Milan are always in the market for attacking talent, and with departures likely this summer, they’ll likely take on more Italian talent as well.<\/p>\n

Bayern Munich<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bayern Munich<\/a> habitually take on young talent. This is for good reason, as more times than not they make good out of it. Germany might be the ideal place for Paquet\u00e1 to blossom into the potential he has shown from time to time.<\/p>\n

Philippe Coutinho<\/a> will likely not be returning to Bayern after this season. With this being the case, they should be on the prowl for another midfielder. There’s plenty of talent in Bayern’s squad at the position, but\u00a0Die Roten<\/em> are known to appreciate depth. Any financial demands, for transfer fees and wages, will also not be an issue for Bayern.<\/p>\n

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