{"id":567716,"date":"2020-09-30T13:04:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567716"},"modified":"2020-09-30T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T17:04:52","slug":"lucas-paqueta-midfielder-joins-lyon-from-ac-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/30\/lucas-paqueta-midfielder-joins-lyon-from-ac-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Paqueta: Midfielder Joins Lyon From AC Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/ac-milan\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a> midfielder Lucas Paqueta has completed a move to Ligue 1 side Lyon. The fee is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8786101\/Lyon-close-18m-AC-Milan-midfielder-Lucas-Paqueta.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported to be around \u00a318 million<\/a> and the Brazillian has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1310905768707842049\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a five-year deal<\/a> with the French club.<\/p>\n<h2>Lucas Paqueta Moves to Lyon From AC Milan<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">Bem-vindo Lucas Paquet\u00e1 ! \ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paqueta2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Paqueta2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sqxk3ttQO3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Sqxk3ttQO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OL\/status\/1311343839513280512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Time in Italy<\/h3>\n<p>Twenty-three-year-old Paqueta moved to AC Milan from Brazillian side Flamengo in 2019. It was a high-profile move for the youngster, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/sport\/football\/2018\/10\/18\/flamengos-lucas-paqueta-to-join-ac-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also being chased<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_self\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Having impressed during his three years as a senior player in Brazil, it was widely thought that Milan had landed one of the next big Brazillian stars.<\/p>\n<p>He made his debut for Milan in a 2-0 Coppa Italia win over Sampdoria and then played in the Supercoppa Italiana loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a> four days later.<\/p>\n<p>Paqueta&#8217;s first and only goal for the club came in a 3-0 Serie A win against Cagliari.<\/p>\n<h3>International Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Paqueta is also a full Brazil international having made his debut as a substitute during a friendly against the United States. His first goal for Brazil came in March 2019 in a friendly draw against Panama.<\/p>\n<h3>What Can Lucas Paqueta Bring to Lyon?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite struggling for a lot of his tenure in Milan (relative to the hype that surrounded the original move from Flamengo), Paqueta has more than enough time to put this right.<\/p>\n<p>At 23, he is still a young player with plenty of time to develop and Lyon will be an excellent place for him to continue that development.<\/p>\n<p>Paqueta&#8217;s arrival may also pave the way for Houssem Aouar to leave the club. Premier League side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> have registered heavy interest in the midfielder throughout the transfer window. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1310910655906689031\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> reports that the Gunners have confirmed to Aouar&#8217;s agent that they are still negotiating with Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AZBWKOCHRbdGFHGKufuVSw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1126760571\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AZBWKOCHRbdGFHGKufuVSw',sig:'lCMDRFKE_jU5mIzRrUaL7Geet1m9PQYHJc0i0Pi1fio=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1126760571',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AC Milan midfielder Lucas Paqueta has completed a move to Ligue 1 side Lyon. The fee is reported to be around \u00a318 million and the Brazillian has signed a five-year deal with the French club. 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