West Ham reportedly need to signal Botafogo’s £30million-rated striker Igor Jesus in a transfer that would see Lucas Paqueta return to Brazil.
Jesus has scored 5 objectives within the Brazilian Serie A this yr after coming back from a four-year spell within the United Arab Emirates.
The 23-year-old earned a call-up to the nationwide crew for the primary time final month and featured towards Chile and Peru.
Botafogo, regardless of signing the striker earlier this yr, will promote if the best supply is available in, with West Ham eager to bolster their ahead line in accordance with The Solar.
The membership’s proprietor John Textor is alleged to be a fan of Hammers attacker Paqueta, whose transfer to Manchester Metropolis fell by way of final yr amid a betting probe.
West Ham need to signal Botafogo’s £30million-rated striker Igor Jesus, in accordance with experiences
Botafogo’s proprietor is a fan of Lucas Paqueta and would sanction a transfer for the West Ham star
The 27-year-old was charged with spot-fixing in Could and is accused of being intentionally booked in 4 video games between 2022 and 2023.
If discovered responsible, Paqueta may face a lifetime ban. The Brazilian, who denies any wrongdoing, will face a listening to in March.
Nonetheless, Botafogo would nonetheless take Paqueta and attempt to come to an association with West Ham.
A swap deal that will see Jesus be a part of West Ham may swimsuit West Ham given their struggles in entrance of purpose this season.
The East London membership signed Niclas Fullkrug in the summertime however the transfer is but to return to fruition, with the German failing to attain in any of his three league appearances.
Niclas Fullkrug has been sidelined since September having joined from Borussia Dortmund
The previous Borussia Dortmund star has been sidelined since September as a result of an achilles downside and his return date stays unknown.
The Hammers continued their poor begin to the season with a 3-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
