West Ham in talks to sign Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Lucas Paqueta

(Football news) West Ham have reportedly bid £33.8M for Lucas Paqueta. The Hammers are currently struggling as they have lost their 3 opening League games. David Moyes' team has already completed 7 signings this summer and Paqueta could be the 8th. West Ham has established themselves as a top half team that consistently challenges European football in the past few years. This year they will be having a lot of games in the Europa Conference League as well. West Ham missed out on Jesse Lingard who joined Nottingham Forest and Paqueta looks to be the plan B. Negotiations with Lyon are going to be tricky as the Brazilian is one of their key players.

Lucas Paqueta is a complete box to box midfielder who can do everything on the football pitch. He is technically very sound and does all the dirty work as well. He is just 25 years of age but still has tons of experience having won 23 caps for Brazil. West Ham are really short in midfield and they lack a proper box to box midfielder. In his short career, Paqueta has shown a lot of versatility and it will be interesting to see how David Moyes uses him. He is likely to partner Declan Rice which will be very exciting to watch. West Ham really need fresh players to come in and take them to the next level. They are going to have to deal with a lot of kore injuries now that they are playing European football regularly.

Lyon will definitely not let Paqueta go that easily. The French club have made some excellent signings including Alexander Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso. After a disappointing last season where they finished 8th on the table, Lyon will be very keen to work their way to the top and the club has responded by putting in the money. Having said that if the right offer comes then they will have to let him go. From the players point of view it will be a very good move as he will secure European football. There is a certain element of risk with it being the World Cup year as he is an important part of the Brazilian squad.

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