Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

[crossie]

I really like Paqueta and wanted us to get him from Lyon. Can't understand why we are talking about him at £70m and didn't look at Szoboszlai's release clause though! Paqueta's last season at Lyon is better to look from an attacking standpoint but Moyes definitely made him work defensively. Here's his stats last year against AM/Wingers (played 17 times in the league) and then against CMs (played 10 times in the league):

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Ohhhh nice. Where is this data from?

 

[bluemoon32]

Well if Pep wants him I funnily would trust his judgement more than clowns on here!

Hope it wasnt Pep who wanted Phillips then

 

[waspish]

All outside and from Brazil reports! until it's come from the usually reliable source local media I'd take it all with a pinch of salt!!

 

[Gabriel]

Phillips, most likely, as Kovacic, Stone and Lewis are much better.

Perhaps, though we cannot rule out the ‘Zinchenko effect’ of him sitting tight and fighting for his place/hoping the cards fall for him. It feels a tad odd that we could have signed Paqueta last season but chose to pass, yet this year we appear interested.

 

[Ajm1985]

Ohhhh nice. Where is this data from?

FBRef https://fbref.com/en/players/9b6f7fd5/Lucas-Paqueta

Pretty good site - the data & mechanics are much better than how it looks!

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Hope it wasnt Pep who wanted Phillips then

Or Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Grealish, Mahrez and Haaland.

He must have an awful eye for talent.

 

[Gingers Dad]

This will sound arrogant but his head will be turned now. He's got the chance to play for Pep and challenge for honours or stay for what looks like a tough fight for the Hammers. City should get their man if they really want him. If City think he's good enough then £70m is probably the going rate.

 

[Skrastins]

 

[FatedBlue77]

What does this say about Foden if we get paqueta?

 

[Ajm1985]

All outside and from Brazil reports! until it's come from the usually reliable source local media I'd take it all with a pinch of salt!!

Steinberg is usually good for West Ham stuff tbh. At the very least, it wouldn't surprise me that we are after this sort of player - mainly an attacking mid but could be a RW like Bernardo.