French winger Lucas Michal, who is 20 years old, has joined Metz on loan from Monaco until the end of the 2025-2026 season. The transfer was prompted by strong competition at Monaco, which was hindering his progression. Metz has officially announced the arrival of the attacker. He was trained at Monaco after joining at the age of 15 and is Metz's third reinforcement of the winter transfer window. Michal has 19 caps and 10 goals for the France U20 team and is under contract with Monaco until June 2029. According to Transfermarkt, he has a current market value of €2.50m. He has made 2 appearances in Ligue 1 this season. During the previous summer transfer window, both Nantes and Brest showed interest. Reports from August 2025 mentioned a loan with a €2.5 million purchase option from Nantes and a permanent offer of €2 million plus bonuses from Brest.