James Maddison Injury, Spurs Prepares Lucas Paqueta as an Ideal Substitute

Gilabola.com – Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly ready to make a surprise in the transfer market by targeting West Ham United’s creative midfielder Lucas Paqueta.

The selling price is now believed to be able to make Spurs superior to other Premier League clubs in the hunt for the signature of the Brazilian star.

According to reports, Tottenham was included in the competition to get Paqueta, although previously they also focused on pursuing Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace.

New manager Thomas Frank is said to really want to add creativity, vision, and flexibility to his squad that has been hit by injury problems since the beginning of the season.

West Ham Ready to Leave Paqueta?

Paqueta’s future at West Ham is increasingly uncertain. Although it has been free from allegations of spot-fixing cases that had hampered his career, now the interest of big clubs has sprung again.

Tottenham saw this golden opportunity to strengthen their midfield with an aggressive and creative style of play that the former Lyon had.

West Ham actually still wants to maintain his flagship attacking midfielder. However, they have lowered the selling price from £ 80 million to around £ 40 million (equivalent to Rp840 billion).

This drastic decline opened a great opportunity for Tottenham to immediately submit an official offer.

Tottenham has an advantage in Europe

Paqueta himself prioritizes playing at the European level rather than receiving offers from Saudi Arabia or returning to Brazil.

This is a distinct advantage for Tottenham, who just won the Europa League last season and could provide a prestigious stage for the 27 -year -old player.

So far, Paqueta has recorded 93 appearances in the Premier League with 12 goals, plus 28 matches in another event with 6 additional goals. This experience can be very important for Tottenham, especially with the absence of James Maddison for a long time due to the ACL injury he experienced in the preseason.

Although Paqueta still receives a salary of £ 150 thousand per week at West Ham, the exit seems to be wide open if Spurs are able to meet the price demand set by The Hammers.