‘Hope we sign him!’ – Man City fans react as club make £70 million proposal for ‘World class Gündo replacement’

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have made a staggering £70 million proposal to West Ham for their Brazilian international midfielder Lucas Paqueta.

City have made two new signings so far this window in Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol. City fans feel one or two more could be coming in, with Riyad Mahrez having left the club after Ilkay Gundogan.

Pep Guardiola recently suggested that City were not done in the transfer market after the signing of Gvaridol.

That search has now led them to a new name in the Premier League, as several sources from within Europe and in Brazil have now confirmed an interest from Manchester City in a player that is understood to have been monitored by Etihad chiefs for a number of years.

As first reported Marco Conterio of TuttoMercatoWeb, and confirmed by Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte, Manchester City have submitted a proposal worth £70 million for West Ham and Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta.

Confirmation of the development came shortly after talkSPORT reported themselves that Manchester City held an interest in the 25-year-old central midfielder, with it made clear that the Hammers would be reluctant to sell one of their primary names in the squad.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has also confirmed that Manchester City now have concrete interest in Lucas Paquetá after holding talks with West Ham this week, and while it is not going to be an easy negotiation, City have added him to summer targets list.

The reports were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

He is good …. Get him ASAP

— lexza the famer (@TheLexza) August 9, 2023

@CityzenEscobar: “What a signing this would be 🔥”

@Teoh10John: “Hope we sign him!!”

@slxvxid: “World class Gündo replacement”

@Mustaine_szn: “I really like him but surely a winger is a priority, unless we’re thinking of both”

@sanesou: “I hope it’s true. He’s a great player and could play both midfield and Mahrez old position.”

@IFeedel: “Perfect gundo replacement and can also come from the wing I like it”

@Huntermmatthew1: “He is a very creative player and would be a huge asset when KDB is getting rest. Still young, if people are saying no, they haven’t watched him for Lyon.”

@Jacob4rmstrong: “£70m is far too much. Do not want him if it means Foden doesn’t play in midfield. When we already have KDB, Foden and McAtee why do we need a 4th CAM? Why are we still not signing a winger??”

@bonfire_007: “Walk away if it gets rejected. Good player but 70M is already too much for his quality.”

@King_Kevin100: “Hope £80M gets it done. Don’t care realy abt how much we spend on him, our net spend been incredible for years now so there is no harm in splashing some cash on a player we realy want. Its gonna be a tough negotiation but hopefully £80M would be enough. Would LOVE him. Get him in.”