Overview
- Multiple reports, led by The Times, say Lucas Paquetá wants to leave West Ham in the January window with the team sitting 19th and four points from safety.
- Football365 and other outlets cite claims that Manchester United have contacted West Ham to ask about Paquetá’s valuation and are keen on a winter deal.
- talkSPORT reports that West Ham do not want to sell mid-season and that Paquetá has not submitted a formal transfer request, reflecting competing signals around his future.
- After the stories circulated, Paquetá posted a smiling family photo in West Ham kits on X without explicitly addressing whether he intends to move.
- West Ham blocked a late summer approach from Aston Villa and rejected a Flamengo loan, and a £60m figure has since been floated following Paquetá’s FA clearance in July.