Lucas Paqueta

West Ham sign Brazil international midfielder Lucas Paqueta from Lyon for £51m on a five-year deal; Paqueta becomes Hammers eighth signing of the summer ...

You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. He'd be a wonderful asset to West Ham and to the Premier League because he has real left-footed class. "There is a little bit of the petulant schoolboy about him. It would be a challenge of man-management for David Moyes. "He's really an attacking midfielder but he can also play up front. "Lucas Paqueta is a very classy player.

WEST HAM have completed the club-record £51million signing of Brazil international Lucas Paqueta.The midfielder, who joins from French club Lyon, is.

[Paqueta](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/lucas-paqueta/), 25, faced the Hammers as they knocked Lyon out of the Europa League last season and has long been a target for Prem clubs - with Arsenal having been keen in recent years. [Moyes](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/david-moyes/) added: “He’s a player I’ve admired from afar for a very long time. [1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19615028/aston-villa-west-ham-live-stream-watch-premier-league-online/). “I am excited to pull on the West Ham shirt and show the fans what I can do, to help my team-mates and the club.” “Last season, West Ham had a very good season and I hope they continue to enjoy more and more good seasons in my time at the club. [West Ham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196655/west-ham/) will pay £36.4m up front with add-ons taking the deal to £51m over the coming years.

The 25-year-old becomes the eighth new recruit for the Hammers this summer, signing a deal until 2027 with a one-year option.

I hope my time here is successful,” he told the club’s official website. He could be in line to make his West Ham debut in Wednesday night’s London derby at home to Tottenham. I hope it’s the beginning of an enjoyable journey.

Lucas Paqueta has been heavily linked with a move to West Ham this summer, but the Hammers could now face late competition.

[Arsenal technical director Edu admitted he liked Paqueta but the Gunners were not engaged in any talks](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/edu-lucas-paqueta-arsenal-lyon-24584698). [West Ham](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/)," the Lyon chief added. He’s had a great season; he was considered the best [overseas] player in the French league. "Now I know there was an English club who wanted to come forward at the last moment so maybe tomorrow morning we will wake up with something new. However, with David Moyes' side nearing a deal, the Lyon president announced that another Premier League side have stepped forward in the eleventh hour to rival the east Londoners. West Ham have encountered a potential threat in the race to sign Lucas Paqueta ahead of the fast-approaching summer transfer window deadline.

Emerson Palmieri has implored everyone at West Ham United to be patient with incoming new signing Lucas Paqueta.

“He has the talent to be one of the top players. He has everything he needs to develop further. In order for that to happen, the Brazilian needs to be registered before 12pm tomorrow. He seems to have all of the attributes needed to succeed in the Premier League and he has that nasty side on the football pitch that is so quintessentially South American as well. Patience is a virtue after all… The 25-year-old is believed to be closing in on a £50 million move to the London Stadium according to

A move to AC Milan followed, before he spent three years in France with Lyon, with whom he faced off against the Hammers in last season's UEFA Europa League ...

He served his footballing apprenticeship with Flamengo in Brazil, where he won the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. The 25-year-old Brazil international makes the move to England and the Premier League, having previously featured in his homeland, Italy and France. On the international stage, he has won 33 caps and lifted the 2019 Copa América.

West Ham's bid to sign Lucas Paqueta is potentially at risk from a late bid from a Premier League rival looking to hijack the transfer.

I can’t tell you the name.” We had to talk at the last moment with West Ham. “We thought we had very big clubs, we didn’t have them.

West Ham have signed the Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá from Lyon in a deal worth up to €60m (£51.3m)

He spent two seasons in Serie A but only managed one goal in 37 league outings for the Rossoneri before landing a move to Lyon. “He’s a player I’ve admired from afar for a very long time and of course, we saw him close up in our Europa League campaign last season. The Hammers will pay a guaranteed fee of €43m (£36.7m), with €17m (£14.5m) in add-ons taking the value of the deal beyond the £45m paid to Eintracht Frankfurt for Sébastien Haller in 2019. I hope my time here is successful,” he told the club’s website. “Last season, West Ham had a very good season and I hope they continue to enjoy more and more good seasons in my time at the club.” I hope it’s the beginning of an enjoyable journey.

Winger or attacking midfielder Paulo Cesar -- often referred to as Paulo Cesar Caju -- almost joined Fulham in 1980. Paulo Cesar was part of the World Cup ...

But Paqueta brings more options -- and with the World Cup just a few short months away, he has a powerful incentive to hit the ground running. "Paqueta" is a nickname, derived from the place where he was born -- a picturesque island in the bay outside Rio de Janeiro, where there are no cars. In the early years of his career with Flamengo he received a solid grounding in versatility, because he would slot in wherever there was a need. There have been matches for Brazil where he has played in three different positions in the course of the same game, and done them all well. He arrived as a 21-year-old, and perhaps it came along too soon. There are players such as [Gabriel Jesus](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217289/Gabriel-Jesus) (Arsenal from [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382)) and [Richarlison](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156799/Richarlison) ( [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) from [Everton](/soccer/team?id=368)). He may well have been too young for the move to He would have been a fascinating asset to the English game but -- a choice he looks back on with regret -- he ended up refusing the offer because of the amount of tax he would have to pay. And at [West Ham United](/soccer/team?id=371) he was enchanted by the midfield class of Trevor Brooking. If there is no express pace in his movements, he is a player capable of thinking and executing at top speed. [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) have made big money offers to [Ajax Amsterdam](/soccer/team?id=139) for [Antony](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/315294/Antony)'s transfer, who is a substitute for the national team. There is an air of unhurried elegance about him, and real class in his left foot.

Paquetá, who inked a five-year deal at the London Stadium, has been through more than most en route to West Ham. He starred in Flamengo's Gavea academy until ...

“He has the talent to be one of the top players,” Emerson Palmieri, a teammate of Paquetá in Lyon, told The Athletic earlier this summer. Paquetá, then, is exactly what the Hammers were looking for and will play a crucial role in their quest for success on the continental stage. While the Brazilian ticks plenty of boxes, he – like every player in the history of the sport – is not perfect. He is a confident finisher, unafraid of stroking the ball into the bottom corner – as exemplified by his match-winner versus FC Porto in March: have started the Premier League season sluggishly and are in desperate need of a fresh injection of creativity. In Lyon, Rudi Garcia accused the Brazilian of lacking killing instinct due to his preference for playing short, simple passes. He is also ineffective in aerial duels, winning only 39.8 percent of his contests last season. He also nailed down a place in the Seleção and started to deliver on his all-action potential. Paquetá is also capable of making an impact off the dribble and completed 55.3 percent of his 4.72 attempts per 90 last season. While the one-time Copa América champion is competent as a forward or in the wide areas, he is at his best when deployed behind the striker or as a right central midfielder. Still in his early 20s, the Brazilian ran into astronomical expectations in Milan and was billed as the player who would restore the club’s elite status. Paquetá was an undersized 16-year-old and fell behind his peers in Flamengo’s youth ranks as a result.

The 25-year-old becomes the eighth new recruit for the Hammers this summer, signing a deal until 2027 with a one-year option.

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