This winter, Olympique Lyonnais decided to strengthen its squad in goal with the arrival of Lucas Perri. Recruited from Botafogo, the 26-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper arrives with the ambition to play and compete with Lyon number 1 Anthony Lopes.
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Presented as a modern goalkeeper who likes to participate in the game, Lucas Perri expressed his pride in joining a club of the standing of OL. For his first appearance in front of the media, the new Rhone goalkeeper did not hide his ambitions. He considers Lyon to be an important springboard in his career and does not intend to settle for an understudy role.
🗨 « 𝗝𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲, 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘂 𝗷𝗲𝘂 𝗱𝗲 𝗹’𝗲́𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗲 » 🧤
Notre recrue Lucas Perri se confie dans sa première interview, en intégralité sur #OLPLAY 🎙🔴🔵
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) January 7, 2024
For his part, Anthony Lopes therefore discovers a new direct competitor in goal. Almost 31 years old and after more than 250 matches played in the Lyon jersey, the Portuguese goalkeeper will have to raise his level to keep his starting place. His place is no longer as untouchable as before with Lyon’s leaders seeking to bring competition to each position.
