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West Ham set Lucas Paqueta asking price amid Manchester City interest

West Ham want more than £70 million fo🍌r Lucas Paqueta with Manchester City now considering a potential move for the Brazil international.

That is according t🌃o a report from , which notes that Pep Guardiola’s side have the ‘‘ midfielder high up on their potential list of targets this summer.

Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images
Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images

West Ham fans must have been wondering if their summer window could get worse. Unfortunately, it seems that it could, with speculation emerging on Tuesday that Manchester City are now eyeing Lucas Paqueta.

West Ham want more than £70m for Lucas Paqueta as Manchester City eye move

It was not always the easiest first season at the London Stadium for the 25-year-old. But there were enough flashes of brill𓆏iance to confirm that he is a special talent.

Photo by Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Photo by Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images

And🅷 his performances have caught the eye of Guardiola. reports that Manchester City are big admirers of Paqueta as they look to strengthen further in the middle of the park.

West Ham are not going to let🎐 him leave on the cheap. ESPN reports that the Hammers want more than £70 million for Paqueta – one year after spending to bring him in from Lyon.

If anything, West Ham fans will want their side to ho📖ld out for even more. They have already lost one of their best players in this window. They sh🦋ould not need the money.

Having to also replace Paqueta 𓆉would be a huge blow for David Moyes. It is already imperative that they get a♋ number of signings through the door.

Losing Paqueta would be another massive setback. And replacing him – at this stage of the window – for less than £70 million is going to be so difficu🐼lt.

We cannot forget that Paqueta took a little while to get going. West H🧜am cannot afford for 𒀰their replacements for Rice and Paqueta to not hit the ground running.