Olympique Lyonnais Set To Receive Cut Fee In Potential Lucas Paquetá Transfer To Man City As They Announce Ainsley Maitland-Niles Four Years Deal
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Olympique Lyonnais who are set for a potential massive cut fee on proposed Lucas Paquetá Transfer to Manchester City have announced the arrival of English international Ainsley Maitland-Niles for on a four year deal on a free transfer, committing to the French club until June 30, 2027.
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Born in London in 1997, Ainsley Maitland-Niles joined Arsenal’s youth academy at the age of 6. Impressing in all youth categories, he made his debut with the first team on December 9, 2014, against Galatasaray in the Champions League. This first appearance allowed him to launch his career at the highest level. He was loaned to Ipswich during the 2015/2016 season, where he played 32 matches in the Championship before returning to Arsenal.
As a versatile midfielder with over 200 professional matches under his belt, Ainsley Maitland-Niles will become the first English player to officially represent the club, joining Olympique Lyonnais as the 4th recruit of the summer transfer window, following Skelly Alvero, Clinton Mata, and Duje Caleta-Car from Southampton.
As an English international and U20 World Cup Champion with England in 2017, Ainsley Maitland-Niles continued to shine with the Gunners and earned his first call-ups to the “Three Lions” national team. He was subsequently loaned to West Bromwich Albion (2021), AS Roma (2022), with whom he won the Conference League, and Southampton last year. During his time at Arsenal, he made 132 appearances and won 4 trophies: 2 FA Cups and 2 Community Shields.
Reacting to his signature: “I am very happy to sign here. If someone had told me at the age of 6 that I would one day be at Olympique Lyonnais, I could never have imagined it! I absolutely had to seize this opportunity. My favorite position? Midfield. I hope to establish myself in this position, but I am ready to work anywhere to help the team.”
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With reports from across the Channel indicating that Lucas Paquetá could be leaving West Ham for Manchester City, a move for the Brazilian could see a welcome windfall for the Brazilian’s former club Lyon.
Les Gones are in a difficult position this summer, given that their transfer business and wage bill are being monitored by the DNCG – French football’s financial watchdog who took issue with the budget for the upcoming season presented by new American owner John Textor.
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Lyon had sold Paquetá to the Hammers for €61.63m including bonuses, and a 10% cut of the profit of a future transfer (and 15% of that going to the Brazilian’s club before that, Milan).
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