Man Utd will take advantage of Man City's agreement to sign Lucas Paquetá
manchester united supposedly could try to kidnap city of manchesterthe deal to sign western ham United star Lucas Paquetá this summer, according to Express.
After moving to the London Stadium from Olympique Lyonnais in 2022, the 26-year-old has established himself as an integral part of David Moyes' starting XI of late, helping his team win the Conference League last season.
Then, impressed by the Brazilian's performances, Manchester City expressed a firm interest in signing him last summer. However, the Citizens were unable to agree a deal for him as the Hammers were reluctant to let the midfielder leave the club.
However, according to the report of the ExpressAlthough Man City were unable to purchase the 26-year-old last time, they remain interested in acquiring his service and plan to rekindle their interest in the coming year. transfer window.
But the report claims that Man Utd are also interested in buying him and could formalize their interest during the off-season. He Express He also states that despite having failed to acquire Harry MaguireFollowing his service last summer, West Ham remain interested in signing him, so Man Utd could try to include the Englishman in a partial exchange to sign the Brazilian. Man Utd could therefore hijack Man City's deal to sign Paquetá this summer.
Package to Man Utd
The report claims Maguire is valued at around £15m, while West Ham previously demanded a fee of around £15m. 85 million pounds Selling Package. Therefore, Man Utd would still need to spend a huge fee to attract the midfielder to Old Trafford.
Paqueta is a technically talented player and can play in any attacking midfield position. Furthermore, he can occupy the number eight position, where he usually plays in his national team.
The former Lyon star is a highly talented player and could be a shrewd signing for Man Utd if they buy him. However, they already have Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount at their disposal so they do not need to sign a new attacking midfielder.
Therefore, the Red Devils would be better off saving money to reinforce other areas of the squad. However, it will be interesting to see if the record first division The champions finally choose to make a concrete approach to sign Paqueta this summer.
