Lucas Paquetá

30th January 2026

Do West Ham need a direct Lucas Paquetá replacement?

By Louis Nixon Seeing as Lucas Paqueta has officially left West Ham and with just three days left in the transfer window, should the club begin to replace Lucas Paqueta, or should we hold our cards and focus elsewhere? West Ham United have won three games in a row at this moment in time, one…

28th January 2026

West Ham not replacing Paquetá would be ‘playing with fire’

Lucas Paquetá is officially a Flamengo player, but will West Ham replace him? According to West Ham Football on X, club insiders have claimed that the decision whether or not to replace Lucas Paqueta rests with Nuno Espírito Santo. Not only was Lucas Paquetá a guaranteed starter under Nuno, we have also let Andy Irving,…

Lucas Paquetá

28th January 2026

West Ham fan reflects on Lucas Paquetá

After weeks of talks, Flamengo have completed the signing of West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá. The Brazilian midfielder arrived for a fee of €43m + €17m in add-ons in 2022, and is set to leave for a fee of €42m with the majority of that up front. Considering what’s happened in Lucas’ three and a…

Flamengo

27th January 2026

Two realistic players West Ham SHOULD replace Lucas Paquetá with

Lucas Paquetá’s move to Flamengo seems to be close to completion, but what should West Ham do with the £35/40m they will receive? Firstly, I think we need to buy a central defender. Ideally that would be Charlie Cresswell, but with Toulouse looking for €30m I can’t see that happening. Isak Hein is a new…

Atalanta

26th January 2026

West Ham to finally sanction Paquetá sale to Flamengo

After weeks of negotiations, West Ham are finally set to give in and sell Lucas Paquetá back to his boyhood club Flamengo. The Rio de Janeiro side are desperate to secure the signing of the 28-year-old attacking midfielder and have been trying for weeks. They have reportedly put in an offer of €41m or £36m…

Flamengo

23rd January 2026

Paquetá still likely to leave West Ham as Flamengo speak out

By Conor Hogan With just over a week left to go in the January transfer window, Lucas Paquetá still looks likely to leave West Ham. The Brazilian was not included in Nuno Espírito Santo’s squad for the wins against QPR and Spurs over the last couple of weeks, and looks set to return to Flamengo…

Lucas Paquetá

22nd January 2026

Vinicius Jr can’t wait for Paquetá to leave West Ham for Brazil

By Louis Nixon Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior recently spoke to the media about Lucas Paqueta’s departure from West Ham to Flamengo and expressed hope that “in the next few days” he could secure a move back to Flamengo. Initially, for context, Vinicius Junior and Lucas Paqueta both played for Flamengo and had a close…

Flamengo

16th January 2026

Lucas Paquetá could be loaned back to West Ham if sold to Flamengo

By Louis Nixon In recent days, yet another speculation has rumoured regarding Lucas Paqueta and his future at West Ham, with Flamengo seemingly closing in on a deal, but yesterday, an unexpected twist occurred. Last night, it was announced that the Hammers would be content with selling Lucas Paqueta, but only in the case that…

Football News

15th January 2026

Will West Ham spend the money from potential Paquetá sale

By Louis Nixon As time has passed, it’s become apparent that West Ham United will likely sell Lucas Paqueta this transfer window, but will the money be reinvested? It’s been a window of many surprises so far with the addition of Taty Castellenos as well as Pablo to the side, but we’ve also seen three…

Lucas Paquetá

12th January 2026

Paquetá ‘asks’ not to play vs QPR, West Ham need to get rid

The breaking news at West Ham at the moment is Lucas Paquetá asked not to play vs QPR yesterday, as he looks to get a move back to Flamengo. Lucas Paquetá’s time at West Ham has been underwhelming to say the least, but it hasn’t been short of headlines. From trophy winning assists, to £85m…

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