Manchester Metropolis have a robust curiosity in West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá and will make a transfer for the Brazilian earlier than the top of the summer season switch window.
First reported by Marco Conterio, Fabrizio Romano has additionally carried the information, stating that talks passed off with West Ham this week to make the switch occur however negotiations won’t be simple.
A deal will value Man Metropolis no less than £70m, in response to Conterio, and it stays to be seen if the Manchester membership submit an official bid within the coming days for the Brazilian expertise.
Manchester Metropolis have concrete curiosity in Lucas Paquetá. Talks passed off with West Ham this week ???? #MCFC
Not a straightforward negotiation however Metropolis have added him to summer season targets checklist, as @marcoconterio @geglobo reported. pic.twitter.com/WnMbDkiEav
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 8, 2023
West Ham solely accomplished the signing of Paqueta final summer season as a part of a deal price round £51m with Lyon.
The 25-year-old had a constructive first season in English soccer and sometimes confirmed his expertise inside a struggling West Ham group. Had the Hammers offered him with a deadly goalscorer upfront, the Brazil worldwide would have had greater than the 4 objectives and three assists he bagged throughout 28 Premier League matches.
£70m is an enormous value for Paqueta however he’s a star that the Premier League champions clearly like. It will be an enormous blow to West Ham to lose the midfielder after already dropping Declan Rice this summer season, which might put them beneath loads of stress for the remainder of the switch window.
