Romano on Paqueta
Newcastle United were linked with a move for Lucas Paqueta prior to the Brazil international’s switch to West Ham in the summer of 2022. Following the recent rumours, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed the Magpies were ‘interested’ in a deal for Bruno Guimaraes’ former club team-mate in May, but their priority was on the signing of Sandro Tonali.
He told CaughtOffside: “Another deal that nearly happened this summer was Lucas Paqueta, who was targeted by Manchester City. Of course clubs are now waiting to see the end of the investigation story.
“Newcastle were also interested back in May, but then they never sent proposals as their focus was on Sandro Tonali. Manchester City always appreciated Paqueta but they invested money on Matheus Nunes, big money; so at the moment they’re not planning for that move in January.”
Johnson on Bruno
After Spanish outlet AS recently reported that Liverpool had a £100 million bid turned down for Bruno Guimaraes, former Reds’ full-back Glen Johnson believes it would be a deal that would suit all parties.