West Ham ‘agree personal terms’ with Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta after seeing second bid rejected
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West Ham ‘agree personal terms’ with Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta after seeing second bid rejected, with French side holding out for £50million despite ‘positive talks’ on Thursday night
- West Ham have reportedly agree personal terms with Lyon’s Lucas Paqueta
- The Hammers have had two bids rejected with the second worth £42million
- Paqueta’s agents have been in London with the Hammers pushing for a deal
- Lyon aren’t budging on their £50million valuation for the Brazilian international
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West Ham have agreed personal terms with Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta, according to a report.
An second bid of £42million was rejected by the French side yesterday, but further talks were reportedly positive, with the Hammers looking to complete a deal sooner rather than later.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Paqueta’s agents have been in London to complete a deal with the player, but the clubs are still yet to agree on a fee despite positive talks yesterday.
West Ham have reportedly agreed personal terms with Lyon forward Lucas Paqueta
Paqueta is a 33-cap Brazil international who is set to feature at the World Cup in Qatar
David Moyes’ side have been chasing an attacking midfielder all window, and have made Paqueta their main target as the end of the transfer window nears.
Lyon value value the 24-year-old at £50million, so West Ham’s offer was not off the asking price, but the French side are not budging.
Several other Premier League club’s have been monitoring his situation.
Paqueta would become West Ham’s eighth new signing of the summer but only the second addition to their midfield after Flynn Downes.
David Moyes has also bolstered his defence with goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, centre-back pair Nayef Aguerd and Thilo Kehrer and full-back Emerson Palmieri, while Gianluca Scamacca and Maxwel Cornet have arrived in attack.
David Moyes is looking to add to his side after losing all three of their games so far this season
The Scot is looking to add more faces to his squad before the transfer window closes, with the Hammers losing all three of their Premier League games so far this season without scoring a goal.
Paqueta is a 33-cap Brazilian international who is set to feature at the Qatar World Cup after winning the Copa America in 2019. He has spent the last two seasons in France after signing from AC Milan in 2020 and has three years left on his contract.
The 25-year-old is best suited to the number 10 role, but can also play wide on the right or as a centre-forward, and has scored 21 goals in 80 appearances for Lyon, also registering 14 assists.
Club Brugge midfielder Hans Vanaken remains an alternative for the London-based side.