I have watched quite a lot of Brazilian games and Lucas has caught my eye so I thought I should share some of my knowledge,sorry for the long read,I have to post it here due to therealry locking my thread although I feel analysis of a target is different to reporting a rumour however here it is.
Speed:
It's one of the most important parts of his game and he uses it very well, his preferred way to do it seems to be by luring defenders in towards him before putting the ball ahead into a bit of open space and then take the defenders out of game with his acceleration. However it must be noted that he doesn't require that much space to hit the ball into. He seems to hit into open space in a very calculated way, usually more than enough to get there and take the ball past the next defender who had come after the free ball very similar to Valencia. On some occasions he'll have a calm head, finding a pass out of it but on some occasions he tried to take on the fourth as well and gave the ball away.
Balance:
is amazing ability to pick up speed very quickly is impressive but he excels in other physical areas too. To be a great player in Europe just speed isn't enough and for Lucas, there are no problems. When you think of a fast player barely over 170 centimeters then you imagine him to be a skinny lad who cannot get into a physical battle, but Lucas is a very different story as he has very good balance and great strength.In that way he is similar to Lionel Messi, although his dribbling style is bit less elegant and bit more explosive. Low centre of balance, great acceleration, good control of the ball and strong body build helps him come out of most challenges with either a foul or the ball.
Lacks in discipline:
If there is anything that screams for a need of improvement then it must be the slight lack of discipline and "self-motivating" when playing. I understand that in San Paulo he is probably given freedom to move as much he likes and given no big defensive duties but even then you could say he doesn't try hard enough,What seems to give away his slightly slack attitude without the ball was the intensity with which he opened up for passes in the attacking phase. When in middle of the field, a player needs to work hard to get himself on the ball against teams which sit quite deep, but he seems to be more about waiting for the ball to come to him. The less talented players around him showed more eagerness to offer passing options to the team-mates. While playing in South America he can afford being bit lazy against defenders who are often not that good or defences that are not well organised, but in Europe he'll have less room and such attitude might make him disappear in some games. Also he is not hundred percent ready to play big intense game for full 90 minutes as his movement starts to show signs of tiredness already at the end of the first half.
Defensive Capabilities: All in all his defending was is too minimalistic in some games. Even the most talented need to help to defend in the modern game and that might be his big challenge when he moves to Europe as it is very likely that he is not going to be granted a free pass from defending. I wouldn't demand him to go back to his own third of the pitch, but he does need to be a bit more energetic and intelligent with his defending.
What level might he reach:
He can clearly become one of the best players in the world. There is a potential of Ballon d'Or in him but at this moment he is far from it. Even if he is starting material now and technically and physically as good as it gets, the flaws I brought out are often things that could keep a player like him from becoming a very dangerous, unpredictable player into one who puts in a brilliant performance nine games out of 10.
I honestly think if he makes the right choices and has got the ambition to be one of the best, he can also become a better and more useful player than Neymar.
Line up if he is bought:
