Expected for several days, the departure of Lucas Paqueta from Lyon to the London club was made official on Monday
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Lyon definitely likes to sell their midfielders to the Premier League. After Tanguy Ndombélé (at Tottenham in 2019) and Bruno Guimaraes (at Newcastle in 2021), Lucas Paqueta joined England in turn. The Brazilian international signed on Monday, August 29, at West Ham, while the London club is the author of a sluggish start in the league (16th).
Lucas Paqueta joined the club which eliminated Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season. It also becomes the second biggest sale in OL history, behind Ndombele (60 million + 10 bonus). The transfer has been completed”for a total amount of €61.630 million, including €18.680 million in bonuses spread over the five years of the player’s contract and to which may be added an additional 10% incentive on any capital gain“, details the Rhone club.
@LucasPaqueta97 signed up with the English club @WestHam
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 29, 2022
Olympique Lyonnais thus loses its master to play, sparkling during the first part of the 2021-2022 season. This good sale allows OL to fill its coffers, despite a season without a European Cup. For the former Milan player, his arrival at West Ham is important in order to secure his place in Brazil’s selection list for the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year. International 32 times, he was decisive in the last Copa America with the Seleçao.