Lucas Paquetá: the most expensive signing in the history of West Ham United [Video]

The Premier League once again boasted of its economic power in relation to the rest of the most important leagues in Europe. An example of this is that West Ham United completed the signing of Lucas Paquetá. This is the most expensive signing in the history of this club, since he paid $ 61 million dollars for the offensive midfielder. The Brazilian signed a five-year contract with an option for one more, coming from Olympique Lyon (OL).

In that amount appear the $18 million dollars of bonus, distributed throughout the five campaigns that appear in Paquetá’s contract. To this could be added an additional benefit of 10% on a possible capital gain. Likewise, depending on the objectives achieved, AC Milan will receive 15% of that capital gain.

Lucas Paquetá arrives in the Premier after playing 80 matches with Lyon. West Ham rate him as an outstanding talent and a record signing. His “excellent technical ability and creativity” caught the attention of the Hammers, with whom he will wear the number 10. Previously, he wore the shirt of Flamengo and Milan. In addition, he has been capped on 33 occasions with Canarinha, with which he was proclaimed champion of the Copa América 2019.

“ I am excited to put on the West Ham shirt, and show the fans what I can do to help my teammates, the team and the club”, said the footballer, from 25 years old, and the eighth signing of the team led by David Moyes. The coach was delighted with this signing, after being reinforced by Gianluca Scamacca, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Maxwel Cornet, Thilo Kehrer, Alphonse Areola and Flynn Downes.

The French team, for its part, loses its top star. “After having expressed for several months the desire to discover another championship and more particularly the Premier League, Lucas Paquetá joins West Ham, in a context in which Olympique Lyon will not play in the European Cup this season,” he assumed. the OL, which was reinforced by Alexandre Lacazette, Corentin Tolisso, Nicolás Tagliafico, Teté and Johann Lepenant.