West Ham are looking to take Cole Palmer on loan as they negotiate a Ԁєɑł for Lucas Paqueta withManchester City, as per ɾєρօɾτs.
Palmer has attracted widespread interest from clubs in England and abroad as it remains to be seen what this season holds for the U-21 England star, who struggled for first-team minutes under Pep Guardiola last season.
However, the 21-year-old’s stock has risen after he scored a brilliant goal in Manchester City’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at Wembley, before coming on as a substitute in the Blues’ Premier League opening day win against Burnley on Friday.
ManchesterCityare in the market for a replacement for Riyad Mahrez, who joined Saudi-Arabian side Al-Ahli for £30 million. Rennes winger Jeremy Doku has been strongly linked and Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise is also of interest.
Moreover,Cityremain keen to bolster their midfield outlets after Ilkay Gundogan joined Barcelona in June and despite the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea, Guardiola has his eyes set on West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta.
Paqueta has been identified as a potential replacement for Gundogan and withKevin De Bruynepotentially out for a significant period as he recovers from a hamstring ιɴjυɾу,Manchester Cityare expected tointensify their pursuitof the 25-year-old Brazilian.
As perJacob Steinberg of The Guardian, West Ham are attempting to include a loan Ԁєɑł for Palmer in negotiations withManchester Cityover Paqueta.
David Moyes is understood to be a huge admirer of Palmer, who has risen thɾօυɢҺ the academy ranks at the Etihad Stadium but is keen on regular first-team football to progress his development further.
A decision on one of their brightest academy graduates is yet to be made byManchester City, who rebuffed a permanent offer worth £30 million from Brighton for the Wythenshawe-born attacker earlier in the window, according toMike McGrath of The Telegraph.
