Lie, truth or somewhere in between? Back at Flamengo where he was sold for 42 million euros by West Ham, a record in South America, Lucas Paqueta revealed to Flamengo TV that his entourage had been approached by at least two big English clubs…and that he had not listened to the proposals, his wish being to return to Brazil.
In an interview with Flamengo TV, Lucas Paquetá told a little about the behind-the-scenes of his arrival at Flamengo. The midfielder recalled a conversation with his agent amid interest from Chelsea and Tottenham: “Tottenham and Chelsea called, and the funny thing is that Tatá (businessman) called excited and… pic.twitter.com/DXRnei6NRA
— Luiz Gustavo (@luizgcm18) January 31, 2026
« Tottenham called, Chelsea called… And the funny thing is, my agent Tata called me excited and said: “Chelsea are calling, they’re going to make an offer.” I answered him: “Okay, but then Flamengo?” He told me: “Are you serious?” I replied: “Yeah, I don’t care. I want Flamengo!” EThat’s how everything was decided… », thus indicated the player. Yeah…
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