There is already a celebration in Gávea.
West Ham’s management was shaken.
And he showed positive signs of what he officially received.
Flamengo made the biggest offer in the history of Brazilian football for a player.
It’s R$250 million to get Lucas Paquetá back.
In other words, 40 million euros.
The biggest intermediary for the transaction to be successful, with a huge possibility of being announced today, is the player himself.
At 28, he sought out the management of the English club and insisted that he wanted to return to Brazil.
The player knows that his participation in the United States World Cup is at stake.
West Ham is having a terrible campaign in the Premier League. It is in the relegation zone. It’s a turbulent time. The team is not very competitive and affects the midfielder’s football.
It is difficult for Carlo Ancelotti to assess his moment, with the team accumulating defeats.
He wants to play in the very strong squad that Flamengo has assembled.
Paquetá also wants to leave as compensation for the two years he spent being investigated for a betting scheme, which has not been proven.
With this investigation, he lost the transaction to Manchester City, which had been requested by Pep Guardiola.
At first, West Ham insisted on 45 million euros, around R$281 million. But after long meetings, the values are practically closed.
There is no competition.
Another club willing to pay so much for Paquetá.
And with the big factor of him choosing Gávea.
The midfielder has seven years in Europe.
In 2019 he went to play for Milan.
The Italian club paid 35 million euros, R$218 million, through negotiations with PSG.
From Milan, he went to Lyon, for 63 million euros, around R$394 million, in 2020. The value was inflated by competition from PSG, once again interested in the Brazilian.
In 2022, West Ham made the biggest signing in their history. He paid 60 million euros, R$375 million for Paquetá.
He became the great leader of the team.
Paquetá played in his first World Cup in 2022.
Filipe Luís, Flamengo’s coach, is following this final stretch of negotiations with great anticipation.
He wants the versatile and skillful player.
Lucas Paquetá’s will has enormous weight in the entire process.
In addition, obviously, to Flamengo’s million-dollar offer.
“In 2026, we will spend like never before. Because we have money”, promised Luiz Eduardo Baptista.
And he has already made the biggest proposal in the history of Brazilian football.
The management and Technical Committee are looking forward to it.
Flamengo’s football director, Portuguese José Boto, is at the center of the negotiations.
He is the person who conveyed so much optimism today in Gávea.
The prospect of having Lucas Paquetá back…
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