Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - Manchester City have agreed personal terms
with West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta ahead of summer move to the reigning
Premier League champions
The Brazilian midfielder was set to join Pep
Guardiola's side at the end of last season before FA launched an investigation
into suspicious betting patterns surrounding three yellow cards Paqueta
received last year.
City's prospective move eventually
collapsed and Paqueta remained at West Ham where he has again starred under
David Moyes this season.
The fallout from the ongoing
investigation also saw Paqueta cast out of Brazil's national team in August
before being re-called for the first time in March under new head coach Dorival
Junior.
Paqueta, who is believed to deny any
wrongdoing, spoke out for the first time on the alleged betting scandal
recently where he hailed Moyes' 'essential support' during what has been a
testing period.
Now it appears the 26-year-old's
transfer to Man City is back on after coming to an agreement on wage demands
ahead of a move, as reported by Football Mercato.
City previously looked set to agree a
£70m fee with the Hammers, but now the sum is likely to be revised given
Paqueta's continued impressive performances across domestic and European
competitions
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