Transfers : Lucas Pezzini Leiva

It confirms that Lucas have been transfer from Gremio to Merseyside. The player has been the hottest property to come out of the southern Brazilian Tricolor Gaúcho since FC Porto number 10 Anderson and Barça number 10 Ronaldinho.






Here some bio about Lucas:

Name: Lucas Pezzini Leiva
Date of Birth: 09/01/1987
Place of Birth: Dorados
Nationality: Brazil
2nd nationality: Italian
Height: 179 cm.
Role: Midfielder
Jersey: 8

Clubs 2005:
Grêmio-RS

Club titles:
Brazilian League (2nd division): 2005
Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2006

Personal titles:
Brazilian Bola de Ouro (Placar): 2006


Career

Lucas started his career with Gremio, making his first team debut on October 22, 2005 in a 1-0 win over Nautico in Serie B.Gremio went on to win the league that season, gaining promotion to the top tier of Brazilian football.

2006 was a successful year for Lucas and Gremio, winning the Rio Grande do Sul state championship (the Campeonato Gaúcho) for the first time since 2001, and also coming third in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Lucas also became the youngest player to ever to receive Placar magazine's Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball), given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro an honour previously won by the likes of Zico, Falcao, Careca, Romario, Kaka and Tevez.

In October 2006 Lucas was brought into the senior Brazilian squad for friendlies against Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait and Ecuador. Lucas was both the youngest member and one of only two non-Europe-based players in a strong squad. He made his debut for Brazil on October 7, 2006 coming on as a second half substitute against Al-Kuwait. Brazil won the match 4-0. However, this appearance does not count as his first cap as the match was not considered an official friendly match by FIFA.

His form in 2006 lead to reported interest from many major European clubs including Palermo, Inter, Juventus, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona.

Lucas is the current captain of the Brazilian Under-20 team. He helped the team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship, scoring 4 goals in the process. He is expected to again lead the team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup which will be contested in Canada in July 2007.