British press reports revealed on Wednesday that Manchester City made an offer to West Ham to include Brazilian player Lucas Paqueta during the current transfer period.
The Daily Mail confirmed that the English champions have expressed their willingness to pay £70 million for earning the services of the Brazilian international from next season.
press reports added that the Hammers are expected to ask to raise the financial fee, to approve the departure of the 25-year-old player to City.
reports continued that West Ham is reluctant to move forward and agree to Manchester City’s offer, especially that Paqueta is one of the key elements in the squad of coach David Moyes, after he joined the ranks of the team last season from Lyon.
The Brazilian network Globo said that the London club has not yet responded to the offer, noting that it is expected to be rejected with a request to raise its value, as the Hammers hope to make more money from the possible sale of the former star of the Brazilian club Flamengo.
Lucas Paqueta’s contract details with West Ham United
Paqueta signed for West Ham in August last year for £51m and, with Declan Rice’s departure to Arsenal, the Brazilian has become one of the key players in the squad.
Paqueta, 25, scored 5 goals and provided 7 assists in 41 appearances for West Ham in his first year at the club, and was one of the most prominent players who contributed to the team’s Europa Conference League title, the team’s first title in nearly 40 years.
Paqueta is of interest to Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, since last year, when he was a player at the French club Lyon at the time, where his name was linked to the Premier League champions in the event of the departure of Portuguese Bernardo Silva, but after the latter’s stay was dismissed.
Kyle Walker is close to staying in Man City despite Bayern pressure
British press reports revealed that Kyle Walker defender Manchester City will not leave the ranks of the Premier League champions to Bayern Munich wishing to contract with the player, during the current summer transfer period.
According to The Telegraph, Kyle Walker is likely to remain at Manchester City after reflecting on his future this summer amid Bayern Munich’s interest.
The 33-year-old England defender was at the top of the wanted list for Thomas Tuchel at the Allianz Arena.
The report explained that Guardiola dined with Walker last week in Manchester joking that his player did not pay the bill and gave him the captain’s armband in the Community Shield against Arsenal last Sunday, and it is understood that Walker is likely to stay at the Etihad Stadium rather than move in the last three weeks of the summer transfer window.
Fabrizio Romano, Europe’s transfer market expert, confirmed that Walker will speak to Pep Guardiola next week in order to make a final decision on his future.
