Previous West Pork Joined celebrity Lucas Paqueta owns disclosed that 2 Premier League titans “obtained in touch with” to indicator him in the past he re-authorized upward through Flamengo this month.
Previously this month, Paqueta abandoned West Pork to go back to boyhood club, Flamengo. The bargain, well worth harshly £36m, is third in our position of this window’s biggest transmits.
Paqueta was one of West Pork‘s most talented players, so losing him is a blow to their Premier League survival hopes. However his mentality was questioned at times, and he was intent on reverting to Flamengo in this window.
So, the Hammers are prospective content through his sale, specifically mulling over they have made out effortlessly after investing greatly to strengthen Nuno Espirito Santo’s pounce in this window. They are presently lone 5 points adrift of safety in the Premier League.
Commenting on his solution to Flamengo, Paqueta explained why he genuinely fingered he “forced” his boyhood club at this time in his career.
“Probably Flamengo didn’t need me, yet I forced Flamengo,” Paqueta claimed after disowning West Pork.
“I’m extremely wondrous to go to all the admiration, since I genuinely feel extremely strenuous. I’m one of you (fanatics) on the bazaar, and I can warranty you that won’t amend.
“My heart is red-black, and I will certainly demonstrate that on the sector. Massive enjoy to be back. I dreamed a caboodle about this minute.
“Unanimously I want is to gain this enjoy of ultimately being dwelling. I want to be wondrous, position enjoy to the Nation and position my ideal – I perpetuate.”
Paqueta’s off-sector crunches hearkening his welcomed wagering offenses prospective offered away to his fortitude, through the assailing midfielder disclosing that he declined activities to Chelsea and Spurs in this window.
“Tottenham obtained in touch with, Chelsea obtained in touch with, and the hilarious thing is that Tata (his agent) obtained in touch with all nervous and claimed: ‘Chelsea’s terming, they’re gonna render an offer,’” Paqueta disclosed.
“I replied: ‘Okay, yet what about Flamengo?’ He claimed: ‘Are you pensive?’ I claimed: ‘Yeah, I wear’t treatment about that. I want to listen to about Flamengo,’ and that’s how it all revolved out.”
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Paqueta owns at least stuck harshly recurring, disclosing in an interview in November 2025 that he totally intended to go back to Flamengo at some stage.
“The initially minute (Flamengo attempted to indicator Paqueta) was when (Marcos) Braz was still at Flamengo (as vice president), there was that get in touch with.
“I interpret of Flamengo’s urge, and they interpret of my urge, my ardor for the club, so it’s something that always confiscates place. As soon as I was recharged, and the whole trial process was about to get started, Braz came to my dwelling, administered the offer, and administered agitations what I supposed.
“Evidently, I always want to amend to Flamengo, yet at that minute, I was still a miniscule fragment iffy about my fortitude, about what I was visiting execute.
“After that I in addition spoken to the West Pork director and claimed: ‘Braz, I want to amend, I interpret I’ll genuinely feel remarkable at Flamengo, yet I can’t be thankless to the club that’s affirming me so a caboodle. They consistent me a caboodle at perpetuities, assisted me in assorted crunches, so I couldn’t power an flee from a void whereby I was being invited and valued.
“They valued me, my closer half, my family members. So I claimed: ‘I want you to reconcile this.’ However of course, this bazaar through Flamengo did adhere to.”
