Leandro Paredes | Skills and Goals | Highlights

Leandro Paredes | Skills and Goals | Highlights

Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish Leandro Daniel Paredes; born June 29, 1994, San Justo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer, midfielder of the Paris Saint-Germain club.

“Zenith”

On July 1, 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Zenit St. Petersburg, the agreement was calculated for 4 years. The transfer amount is 23 million euros, Roma could also receive up to four million more as bonuses for successful performances. He made his debut in the match against SKA-Khabarovsk in the first round of the 2017/18 season. On August 13, he scored the first goal for the club against Akhmat. In October, he was recognized as the best football player of the team at the end of the month. This month he scored and assisted in the match against Anji (2: 2) and was marked by an assist in the Europa League match against Real Sociedad (3: 1). Interestingly, after his goal against the Makhachkala team, Zenit could not score for five matches, repeating their anti-record in the Russian championship (384 minutes). And it was Paredes who interrupted this series, scoring a goal in the confrontation with Tosno (5: 0) in March. In the winter of 2018, Zenit could profitably sell Paredes for 40 million euros. PSG and Chelsea claimed him. However, the Argentine remained in the team for another season and a half. Even after the dismissal of Roberto Mancini, he remained one of the best players on the team. In fact, the Argentine was taken as a defensive midfielder, but at Zenit he was still focused on the attack, often not refining in defense. Because of this, he was regularly criticized by fans. On April 22, 2018, in the game against Arsenal, he scored a goal with a direct kick from a corner.

In May, Paredes announced that he was choosing between Real Madrid and Juventus. Famous sports commentator Gennady Orlov spoke about the midfielder’s desire to move to the European championship:

“Let’s see who is interested in Paredes and who needs it. I have little faith in what our information portals write. Yes, let him leave – this is his personal desire. If he doesn’t want to be in Zenit, let him leave. While it is of little use. Leandro does not justify the salary he receives. I will choose between Juventus and Real Madrid. Ha ha! Yes, he would rather leave. ” ”
The player started his second season in the RPL, which also turned out to be controversial. Sergei Semak, who came to the coaching bridge of the “blue-white-blue”, forced the Argentinean to work out in defense. In August, Zenit defeated Dynamo Minsk (8: 1) and Ural from Yekaterinburg (4: 1). Paredes scored a goal in each of the matches, and also managed to get a red card in the confrontation with Dynamo. On October 29 he scored the only goal in the match against Krylia and was named the best player of the 12th round. On November 4, he was sent off again – this time in a match with Grozny “Akhmat”. In one of the final matches of the first part of the championship, he helped his team beat Rubin by scoring a goal from the penalty spot. This match was the last for Leandro. In total, he played 61 matches for the Russian club, scored 10 goals and gave 15 assists.

Paris Saint-Germain
On January 29, 2019, he signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the agreement is calculated until June 30, 2023. According to L’Equipe, the transfer amount was 47 million euros. In Paris, Paredes came to replace Adrian Rabiot, who raised a riot and was sent to the second team. He made his debut in the Ligue 1 match with Lyon (1: 2). The Parisians lost for the first time this season, 1: 2. On 6 February he played 120 minutes of the cup match against Villefranche and 12 made his debut in the Champions League match against Manchester United. Paredes played the next two matches in Ligue 1 from the first to the last minute, and the Parisians won them with a total score of 4: 0.

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