Man City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on Tuesday that Kevin De Bruyne will be out for several months and following that news, the Premier League champions will press ahead with a new signing.
That is according to the Daily Mail’s Jack Gaughan, who reports that City will now push towards finalising a deal for West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta, who the London club value at around £80m.
The Brazilian only joined West Ham last summer after being part of a deal worth around £51m with Lyon.
The 25-year-old had a positive first season in English football and often showed his talent within a struggling West Ham team. Had the Hammers provided him with a lethal goalscorer upfront, the Brazil international would have had more than the four goals and three assists he bagged across 28 Premier League matches.
? Manchester City will press ahead with a bid for West Ham's Lucas Paquetá, in a move that is expected to cost around £80M.
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This is a needed signing following the news on Tuesday that Kevin De Bruyne will be out of action for several months following the injury he sustained against Burnley on Friday.
Guardiola spoke today about the extent of De Bruyne’s injury and said via Sky Sports: “We have to decide if it’s surgery or not surgery but he will be out for a few months. It will be decided in the next few days.
“Surgery is surgery. He will be out for three or four months.”
Paqueta is an exciting signing for Man City to make but it remains to be seen if they can get it done.
Westham must demand 120 million euro for Paqueta as he’s under contract for four more years and too late in the window to get a cheap replacement . Man City could have bid in June . Westham must also stop following Man United around with a pooper scooper trying to collect their excrement . They want big money for unwanted players who no one else wants . So much time has been wasted on chasing Lingard , Maguire , McTominay and others that Westham have been damaged by then making panicked rubbish signings like flaccid Vlasic .
Agreed inform Paqueta that next year club will not stand in his way to move on providing his release fee is matched.
The club acted in a decent and respectful manner as did Rice working his socks off until the bitter end.
This would then show Paqueta’s character. Decent & honourable like Rice or simply a money grabber like Fagan
Theyve been huntiing midfeilders fr weeks what you talkin about. You know nowt. Another helmet finks cos you read it its happening. U know what thy want u to know..end of. The news thaats a cert is your not wimning ff all as per and were takin ya brazilian OFF YOU. YA DIRECTIR SPORTING HAS BEEN SIGNING OR DEALING WITH PLAYERS YOUR SIGNING NOT MOYES HES TOAST M8 AS ARE W HAM PAKKAH BWAVV. PAKKAHH. POY UN MEHSH FAM
Gvardiol just signed 4 yr deal at leipzig but whos he play fr now ? So contracts mean naff awlll fam. Now goyzahh poyp dahhn brav n flowt awlroyte
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West Ham can say no of course but it’s clear the player doesn’t want to be at your club. The problem being the god botherer Moyes. Quick decision then everyone can move on.
Utter rubbish.
Paqueta is a good player but there’s no way he’s worth €120 million. I’m sick (and Man City must be too) of the cynical profiteering by clubs bumping up the ante by 15-20% simply because it’s City who have been knocking on the door. Fortunately, we have a team of skilled negotiators who will negotiate a realistic price or, alternatively, simply walk away leaving the selling club with egg on its face.
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Spot on. Pep may help him become a 120M player but he is nowhere near that at the moment albeit a good player. West Ham will be left with a sulking half a player if stupid enough not to accept a sensible price. Can’t disagree about the danger of signing United cast offs though.
Mcguires on route to yoour firm of helmets 🪖 brav. Up the irons. 👍🆘