Thiago Almada (à gauche) milieu d’Atlanta United (Photo by Jason Mowry / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Starting this winter, Olympique Lyonnais should see Thiago Almada join its ranks. The midfielder should first play for six months under the colours of Botafogo in Brazil.
19.6 million euros is the price John should spend Weaver to attract Thiago Almada. The attacking midfielder ofAtlanta United is not necessarily known in Europe, he who is stringing together good performances in Major League Soccer. His professional career began in 2018 at Velez Sarsfield in Argentina. There, the footballer will play for four years before signing in the USA, for 14.55 million euros. His transfer proved beneficial since the player has integrated well into the American championship. Since his arrival, the number 10 of the Five Stripes scored 23 goals and provided 24 assists in 77 games. A very satisfactory total. Moreover, the Argentinian international finished as the best passer in MLS in 2023 with 16 offerings.
Some skill on set pieces
Ryan Cherki on the way out, theOL will have to recruit an attacking midfielder. Thiago Almada seems to be an option, however he would not arrive until January. The Buenos Aires native has a small frame (1.71 m), which allows him to be lively and quick. In addition, the right-hander is excellent on direct free kicks, an area in which the Rhone players have been lacking for years. Indeed, the 23-year-old has scored three times in this exercise over the last two seasons. That is more than the entire squad of theOlympic Lyon over the same period in Ligue 1. The future Lyon midfielder could play in the Olympics this summer with the Argentinian U23s, an opportunity for supporters to see him at work in France this summer. Note that the young man was accused of sexual assault on a woman in 2021.
