West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta on Tottenham Hotspur radar this week | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa are monitoring developments with West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta this week, according to the Daily Mail.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club and their Villa Park counterparts want the Brazilian, and he could be allowed to leave the London Stadium as the Hammers need funds.

They have lost their opening two Premier League games of 2025-26 and are looking to raise money to strengthen their squad further.

Paqueta is open to leaving for where he can play Champions League football, which gives Spurs an advantage over Villa in the race.

It is unclear how much West Ham are looking for, but more suitors could emerge in the coming days.

The need to remain compliant with the Premier League’s rules after UEFA fined them earlier this summer for breaching their financial regulations.

Tottenham do not have that problem, but would not be looking to overspend on a player set to be available for free in 2027.

Paqueta was once on Manchester City’s, but betting allegations scuppered the move.

He has recently been cleared of those match-fixing charges by the FA and is looking for a fresh start elsewhere.

A move to Spurs would allow him to remain in London, but Villa could be willing to offer him regular football and a spot may be available in the starting XI right now.

Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara is set to miss two to three weeks of action as a result of a hamstring injury he picked up on Saturday against Brentford.

The Frenchman is not returning to action until after the international break next month, and having Paqueta available this week could come in handy for Villa manager Unai Emery.