Hammers Hokey Pokey - South American Transfer Edition

Two in, three out! It’s all in & out for the Hammers at the moment during this January window in what has been one of the most active January’s in a very long time.

The Hammers have so far seen Taty and Pablo introduced to West Ham, but out the door have gone Guilherme, Guido Rodriguez, and soon-to-be Lucas Paqueta. Guido has officially left the Hammers after joining Valencia for an ‘undisclosed fee’, which is under £500,000, and it was completed in this sense rather than terminating his contract, as it benefited both sides.

West Ham will not be signing a midfielder this transfer window, despite all the blabbering rumours and ludicrous suggestions. The focus is now towards signing a goalkeeper and a central defender, otherwise, no one else will be signed by the club.

The Paqman saga is coming to a close as his move to Flamengo is the closest it has been since it began, the fee is finally no longer an issue, and the Brazilian side is expected to pay £36,000,000 for Lucas Paqueta, where it’s about ironing out the finer details rather than a fee at this moment in time, which had been the initial problem this entire window. West Ham initially asked for Lucas Paqueta to be sent back on loan for the remainder of the season, but Nuno decided against what he initially requested to Flamengo and accepted that Lucas simply no longer wants to stay in England, which is reinforced by the fact that he outright rejected offers from both Spurs and Chelsea.

The deal for Lucas Paqueta to Flamengo could be finalised as early as today, but that depends on Flamengo and their willingness to provide sulky Sul a better payment method.

Conveniently, this hokey pokey saga actually meant for a few days, West Ham had 6 South American players at the club at once which is the highest the Hammers have had in their history… enough with the circus stats, back to business Hammers! - LN