Lucas Paqueta, a midfielder for West Ham who represents Brazil internationally, is the subject of an astounding £70 million offer from Manchester City, according to reports.

Even after spending the weekend spending £78 million on Josko Gvardiol and spending £25 million a few weeks ago on Mateo Kovacic, the Premier League champions are still looking to add new players this summer.

Riyad Mahrez’s decision to join Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia has forced Manchester City to hunt for new wide players, strengthen their options in the center of the field, or even turn players like Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden into regular right-wingers.

Several sources from within Europe and in Brazil have already revealed Manchester City’s interest in a player who is believed to have been under observation by Etihad bosses for a number of years. This has now lead them to a new name in the Premier League.

Lucas Paqueta, a midfielder for West Ham and Brazil, has received a £70 million bid from Manchester City, as first reported by Marco Conterio of TuttoMercatoWeb and confirmed by Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte.

The 25-year-old central midfielder’s interest in Manchester City was first reported by talkSPORT, but it soon became clear that the Hammers would not be willing to let go of one of their most crucial players.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has stated that Manchester City is now seriously considering signing Lucas Paqueta after speaking with West Ham this week. City has added Paquetá to its list of summertime objectives, despite the fact that the negotiations won’t be simple.

Manchester City is expected to be successful in re-signing several of their current first-team stars to higher contracts in the coming weeks, in addition to recruiting new players.

Despite recent intense interest from Bayern Munich, Kyle Walker is said to have made the decision to remain at Manchester City. Manchester City will also be hoping that the full-back who represents England at international level extends his contract through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Bernardo Silva is reportedly seriously considering extending his contract with Manchester City, despite the fact that the Portugal international has been considering departing for several seasons in a row.

Pep Guardiola and Man City travel to Burnley on Friday night to open the 2023–24 Premier League season. Burnley is a freshly promoted team that is coached by City great Vincent Kompany.