Man Utd and Liverpool missed out on signing new Milan starlet
The deal will see Paqueta leave Brazil for Italy in January, with Flamengo pocketing a reported €35 million figure and Paqueta earning himself a 5-year deal in this new age of AC Milan.
It is possible that Paqueta choosing Milan over three huge Premier League clubs is a result of the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo effect’ – with his move to Juventus in the summer showing that, once again, Serie A is a top league and deserves to be filled with top players. The allure of having one of the planet’s greatest players in the same league can be vital in close-call choices.
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