Mercato – Premier League: Lucas Paqueta joins West Ham, Lyon recovers 61 million euros

There was no longer any doubt. But OL and West Ham put an end to the (false) suspense this Monday evening: Lucas Paquetà is officially transferred to the Hammers. The amount of the transfer was revealed by Les Gones: “Olympique Lyonnais confirms the transfer of its Brazilian international midfielder for a total amount of 61.630 million euros including 18.680 million bonuses spread over the 5 years of the player’s contract and to which may be added an additional incentive of 10% on a possible added value.”

OL also clarified that “15% of the amount of the capital gain realized will be donated to his former club, AC Milan, according to the rate of bonuses obtained“. After 80 matches played in all competitions with OL and 21 goals, the midfielder, who had “expressed for several months wish to discover another championship and more particularly the Premier League“, packs his bags a few days before the end of his transfer window.

“Lucas Paquetá joins West Ham in a context where Olympique Lyonnais will not play in the European Cup this season. OL can count on healthy emulation between Jeff Reine-Adélaïde who has returned from injury, Romain Faivre who arrived from Brest last January and Rayan Cherki whose contract has just been renewed for two more seasons.“, finally recalls the press release from Lyon, which speaks of a “particularly proactive and offensive strategy confirming its strong ambitions, by securing, by extending contracts, the best players from its Academy“.