Lucas Beraldo (20 years old) is Paris Saint-Germain’s first winter recruit. Snatched from São Paulo in exchange for €20 million, the young Brazilian became the most expensive transfer in Brazilian history for a defender sold in Europe. Arriving in France, the former Paulista has already put on his new outfit to train with his new teammates. “I am very happy. I don’t think I have yet realized that I am in this very, very big club that is Paris Saint-Germain. In Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain is a very famous club. And I don’t think it’s just in Brazil, since in France, it’s the most successful team and they’ve demonstrated it in recent years. I think that weighed heavily in my decision to come to the biggest French club, not just to be an extra player, but to be able to bring something extra to the team, so that we can continue to win titles.he declared yesterday.
In Paris, Beraldo will logically have to acclimatize to his new environment. But in France, the Brazilian will be able to count on the support of several Portuguese speakers to help him with his integration. “We try to help him, me like Marqui, Viti and Gonçalo. We try to make its integration easier. It’s always better when teammates speak the same language”, indicated the Portuguese Danilo Pereira this Tuesday at a press conference. For his part, Luis Enrique did not shy away from his pleasure when welcoming a new recruit. “He is a very young player who will strengthen the defense, who can play both as a full-back and in central defense. The hope of bringing back talent and players of the future. He is a very intelligent player when defending and has great ability in handling the ball.”he confided to the microphone of PSG TVbefore appearing at a press conference.
Beraldo not there to replace Mendes and Kimpembe
And in front of the media, the Spaniard continued to praise his new defender. “He is the first player to arrive during this transfer window. He was able to train with us. We saw what we already knew, because there is follow-up from the team. We try to get as much information from the player as possible. There is a very important component, which is that we want the players to have the mentality of a wrestler, of a professional, who take care of their daily life and Lucas Beraldo ticks all the boxes. He is a very interesting player for the future. He is a left-handed defender who knows how to do everything with a ball. He is a player of the future. »
On the other hand, Luis Enrique wanted to clarify that if the left-hander Beraldo arrived this winter, it is not to replace two other left-handers in difficulty: Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe. If the Brazilian is there, it is because Paris did not want to miss out on such an opportunity. “It has nothing to do with either situation. Maybe in defense we were fair because of these injuries, but Nuno and Kimpembe will come back. It rather responds to the opportunities that we see in players. It’s a difficult transfer window, different from the summer one. With Beraldo, we saw that he was a player who could help the team right now. Any signing of a French player is already complicated, so it is even more so for a player from another continent. Our goal is to make things easier for him, but we are calm, there is no rush. » So be patient.
