Manchester City are set to renew their interest in West Ham playmaker Lucas Paquetá, according to Football Insider.
The website claims that Pep Guardiola has set his sights on the Brazilian midfielder he narrowly missed out on two years ago. Paquetá was on the verge of joining City before news broke of the FA’s investigation into suspicious betting patterns surrounding several yellow cards.
At the time, the Manchester club were expected to trigger Paquetá’s £85 million release clause but withdrew their interest once the investigation was made public.
Now, Football Insider are suggesting the deal could be back on, with City continuing their ambitious summer recruitment drive.
Before anyone gets too concerned, it’s worth noting that Mick Brown—speaking on the same platform this week—claimed West Ham could accept £30 million for Paquetá. That figure is simply not accurate.
Graham Potter in no rush to sell our record signing and certainly wouldn’t consider parting with him for anything close to that amount.
A source close to the player told Claret & Hugh earlier this week that Paquetá is more than happy to remain at the London Stadium and is not pushing for a move.