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West Ham United have reportedly ‘agreed a £50m deal’ to sign Lyon and Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta before the summer window closes.
This is a bit of a coup for the Hammers as the Brazil international has previously been targeted by Arsenal and Newcastle United.
With their rivals looking at other signings, David Moyes’ side have moved to bring in Paqueta before the transfer deadline on September 1.
There is no wonder sides are interested in Paqueta as he grabbed nine goals and six assists in Ligue 1 last term.
Paqueta played against West Ham in the Europa League last season and his best position is as an attacking midfielder through the middle.
The Hammers have already spent £125m on new players this summer, with Gianluca Scamacca joining them from Sassuolo for £32m.
Moyes will hope Paqueta forms a good partnership with Scamacca, who is close to “being ready to play”:
“I thought Gianluca did a lot of good things,” Moyes said after Scamacca scored in the Europea Conference League play-offs against Viborg on Thursday…
