West Ham likely to accept Man City offer for Paqueta

Redaction Willow Austin with Pete O’Rourke, Transfer Correspondent
Published on 2024-02-14 07:00:00

Man City Continue to Track West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta

Football Insider sources have reported that West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta is still being tracked by Man City ahead of this year’s summer window. The treble-winners moved to sign the 26-year-old last summer for an £80 million fee, but the deal fell through due to a betting breach investigation by FIFA and the FA. However, the investigation is close to being completed, and it is believed that Pep Guardiola’s side are still keen to land the Brazil international in the upcoming summer window.

A well-placed source has revealed that West Ham are unlikely to resist an offer for the midfielder that meets their price tag. Irons boss David Moyes is out of contract at the end of the season, but his future is not expected to have any bearing on keeping Paqueta at the club past this summer. The ex-Lyon star is currently out with a calf problem, and the Londoners are yet to win since he picked up the injury against Bristol City last month. Paqueta has managed five goals and six assists in 27 games across all competitions so far in the 2023-24 campaign.

The 42-cap Brazil international is under contract at the London Stadium until June 2027, having joined Moyes’ side in 2022 for a reported club-record fee of £51 million. In other news, West Ham is braced for a defender bidding war with Man United.

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