Overview
- The Times reported that the Brazil midfielder wants to leave in the January window after West Ham’s poor start to the season.
- talkSPORT reports West Ham do not want a mid-season sale, with club sources saying Paquetá has not formally requested a transfer and a summer departure is viewed as likelier.
- West Ham sit 19th with one win from nine and 20 goals conceded, with supporter unrest and protests referenced in recent coverage.
- The club is expected to reveal significant losses, and multiple outlets cite tabloid reporting that a valuation near £60 million has been floated for a winter approach.
- A late-summer switch to Aston Villa was blocked and a Flamengo loan bid was rejected, and Paquetá later posted a smiling photo in West Ham colours that was read as downplaying the exit talk.