West Ham have reached a verbal agreement with Lyon to sign Lucas Paquetá after days of negotiations. Personal terms have also been verbally agreed and a deal is now in its final stages.
Paquetá, an attacking midfielder who has 33 Brazil caps, is keen to play in the Premier League. West Ham’s talks with Lyon have been complicated but have reached a point where documents can be exchanged with a view to concluding a transfer.
David Moyes confirmed West Ham’s interest in Paquetá on Wednesday and said the club had been trying to get “really top players”.
Paquetá was one of the Brazilians picked out by their manager, Tite, as playing a “high level” in a June interview with the Guardian in which he looked ahead to the World Cup.
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