West Ham United have agreed a cope with Lyon to signal extremely rated midfielder Lucas Paqueta, with deal within the area of £50M. 

West Ham United have agreed a cope with Lyon to signal midfielder Lucas Paqueta. #WHUFC #OlympiqueLyonnais https://t.co/RYAZfHri1t

— Dharmesh Sheth (@skysports_sheth) August 26, 2022

The Brazilian has been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle United this summer season. Many thought he’d be set for an enormous cash transfer to Tyneside to hyperlink again up with former teammate Bruno Guimarães.

With the Hammers prepared to interrupt their switch document, this £50m payment will eclipse the present club-record of £45m that they paid to land Sebastian Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt again in 2019.

French outfit Lyon have already rejected two bids from David Moyes’ facet, nevertheless a breakthrough has been made and an settlement is in place now. Private phrases have already been mentioned with Paqueta and his representatives, with the 24-year-old transferring in direction of a long-term keep on the London Stadium.

It’ll be Moyes’ seventh signing of the summer season, and when the transfer is finalised he will even be part of fellow countryman Emerson Palmieri who has signed this week.

English South American soccer knowledgeable Tim Vickery is a large admirer of the Brazilian playmaker.

“Lucas Paqueta is a really elegant participant. He’d be a beautiful asset to West Ham and to the Premier League as a result of he has actual left-footed class. He’s a sublime attacking midfielder. He’s so versatile. I’ve seen him enjoying for Brazil and fill three totally different positions in the identical sport fairly nicely.

“He’s actually an attacking midfielder, however can play up entrance. You possibly can play him as a withdrawn winger, and deeper in midfield.”

Lucas Paquetá’s 2021/22 Ligue 1 season by numbers:

35 video games
257 duels received
87 pictures
81 take-ons accomplished
68 tackles made
64 fouls received
16 by means of balls
9 targets
6 assists

And he is extraordinarily versatile. pic.twitter.com/oNnPEt3OEn

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