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Paqueta Given Permission to Complete Flamengo Move After West Ham Agree Fee

  • On Jan 28, 2026 West Ham United accepted Flamengo's offer for Lucas Paquetá and confirmed the sale.
  • Having agreed personal terms with Flamengo until December 2029, Lucas Paquetá, 28-year-old midfielder, has been left out of Nuno Espirito Santo's squads since Jan. 6 and wants to return this month.
  • West Ham have accepted to receive the fee in 24 monthly instalments while Flamengo finalises the payment split, with an initial plan of �30m upfront and �5.5m in instalments.
  • Paquetá is set to travel for a medical ahead of a return to his boyhood club Flamengo, having been given permission as Flamengo pushed to finalise the transfer this month.
  • To protect its budget, Flamengo is finalising a payment method so it can sign reinforcements, while West Ham United, 18th in the Premier League, lose Lucas Paquetá who scored 16 goals in 110 appearances.
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Money more nostalgia more World 2026, equal to: Brazil in sight. That internal GPS is the one that activated Lucas Paquetá, an exceptional Brazilian footballer, to generate a financial tsunami with his return to Flamengo from the West Ham of...

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LONDON (AP) — West Ham gave him permission at the Brazilian wheel Lucas Paquetá to undergo a medical examination and discuss personal terms with Flamengo before the World Cup. Paquetá’s turbulent stage at the Premier League club is nearing its end, and Flamengo is willing to pay a £35 million (48 million) tab after the player asked for the transfer. West Ham wanted Paquetá, 28, to stay until the end of the season to help the club in its fight to…

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Brazil midfielder Paqueta set for Flamengo move ahead of World Cup after asking to leave West Ham

LONDON (AP) — West Ham has given Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta permission to undergo a medical examination and discuss personal terms with Flamengo ahead of the World Cup.

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Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta is moving from English club West Ham to his parent club Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, the London club confirmed on Wednesday. His transfer is worth 42 million euros, a record in South American football, the French news agency AFP reported.

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ESPN Brazil broke the news in Brazil on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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