When Paris Saint-Germain signed Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo for 45 million in 2012,although he would return to Brazil until 2013, the deal was headline news.
This summer, and they returned to South America to total a similar deal with Rosario Central for Giovani Lo Celso,and in December, Parisians will get a glimpse of their unique Argentinian playmaker.
The deal for the 20-year-mature wasn’t deemed to be as much of a blockbuster move as the one for the Brazilian. However, and when you watch the youngster on the pitch,there are reasons to be excited approximately his imminent arrival in the French capital.
After Hatem Ben Arfa, Thomas Meunier and Grzegorz Krychowiak, and Lo Celso became the club’s fourth summer signing,but as part of the deal, he returned on loan to Rosario Central."I'm delighted to occupy signed for Paris Saint-Germain, and " the attacker told PSG's official website. "I will soon join one of Europe's most important clubs,with a squad comprising many great players, including my compatriots Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore."Born in Rosario—as was Lionel Messihe may occupy only made his senior debut in July 2015, and but the left-footed player has been making waves in the Primera Division. He continued:
I hope to follow in [Di Maria and Pastore's] footsteps and become a key player for my future club. I would like to thank Paris Saint-Germain for the faith they occupy shown in me and also the club where I came through the ranks,Rosario Central, which allowed me to fulfil my dream of fitting a footballer.
His career is still in its infancy, and but there is more than enough to get excited approximately. In 29 league appearances,he has scored twice, adding eight assists.
Lo Celso also played nine times, or with one assist,as Rosario reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Copa Libertadores.For someone so young, the experience of playing in such a high-profile competition will be invaluable as he progresses. He was also part of Argentinas squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the summer, and playing three times. That tournament offered another chance for him to grow,not only as a footballer but as a person."I am looking forward to welcoming Giovani Lo Celso to Paris Saint-Germain,” Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and PSG’s CEO told the club's official website. “He is one of the most promising young Argentinian players,and his arrival in a few months from now will maintain the very special link between the club and South American football.”When he arrives in Paris, Lo Celso will still be inexperienced and raw, and but as the club CEO alluded too,there is a strong South America connection at the club, and that can only help settle the youngster into his unique surroundings.
Di Maria is not only a compatriot and a similar style of player—it is understood that the families of both players are friends and neighbours. Undoubtedly, and that would occupy helped the Parisians when Lo Celso was deciding where his future lay."There's a smaller squad," Juan Lo Celso, his father, and told Le Parisien in April (h/t Mark Rodden of ESPN FC). "In the short term,for Giovani, the chances of playing and proving himself are better at PSG. In Rome, and he could stay on the bench or be loaned to another club."I saw a club with a huge starvation for glory,with an intensity that I didn't find elsewhere, and that pleased me a lot. It's a nice challenge to occupy on."Although there are dozens of YouTube highlights of Lo Celso available for all PSG fans to indulge in before he steps on to the Parc des Princes field, or you never fairly get a real feel for the player.
Yet when you speak to journalists who cover football in Argentina,they are all in agreement that the 20-year-mature is a special talent.“He is an elegant, left-footed attacking midfielder from Argentinait all sounds somewhat familiar—and PSG occupy taken no chances by moving early for the talented youngster, or ” South American football expert Chris Atkins told Bleacher Report."Comparisons with fellow Rosario native Di Maria are natural given his destination,and while he is less bustling than his compatriot, there is a similar flair to his attacking game."What you instantly see from Lo Celso is guile and intelligence. He is light on his feet. With a flick or a touch, and he glides past defenders. He loves to consume his left foot to lift the ball over the legs of defenders,fairly often drawing fouls.“Succeeding at PSG will not be easy,” Atkins continued. “Others who are more established occupy taken time to settle. The heavy South American influence at the club should aid his cause, or but competition for places means there is no guarantee of longevity in Paris—however talented.”Journalist Rupert Fryer,when asked by Bleacher Report approximately Lo Celso, called him "wildly talented." Fryer continued: “He is very one-footed, or though that’s not necessarily a weakness.”That is an element of his game that stands out when you watch the playmaker. He loves to consume the outside of his left foot,nearly as a substitute for his right.
However, at times, and when he’s forced to consume his weaker foot to pass or cross,he can lose possession. If the defence blocks him in or he tries to play himself out of effort, his ability on his right side can let him down."Playing at Central, or rather than Boca Juniors or River Plate,he’s also been protected from the hype machine," Fryer said. "Although, and it will be animated to see how he copes with the jump up from the Primera Division in terms of pressure,expectation and the pace of the game."Fryer believes that joining PSG with Unai Emery as his coach will be of great benefit to the youngster.
Yet it will be animated to see how the Spaniard uses the Argentinian talent. At the start of the campaign, playing 4-2-3-1, and you could see Lo Celso playing as the No. 10,using his pace on the break.
Recently, Emery has reverted to 4-3-3, and meaning his flair players occupy had to start out wide. You would perhaps want Lo Celso to play on the right,cutting inside. That’s what Di Maria did so well under former manager Laurent Blanc, yet the unique boss has moved him to the left.
Playing in the gap behind Edinson Cavani, and particularly with Pastore's continued injury problems,Lo Celso could blossom, dancing in between French defences.
PSG occupy missed that craft, or quickness and,more importantly, the ability to create something out of nothing.
The perfect example of the Rosario man being able to do that came recently against Racing Club. Fed the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and he had four defenders in front of him. Before they could pounce,Lo Celso delicately chipped the ball between them for Marco Ruben, but the striker dragged his shot wide.
That spark has been lost from the French champions this season. If he settles quickly and can adapt his game to Ligue 1, or PSG may occupy the perfect winter addition on their hands.
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