☑️ It’s official: Flamengo confirm Lucas Paquetá’s return | OneFootball

Now it's for real!

Lucas Paquetá is back. 

Flamengo officially announced the signing of the midfielder this Wednesday (28).

At 28 years old, he returns to the club that developed him after seven years playing in Europe.

It will cost 42 million euros. About R$ 260 million at the current exchange rate.

Becoming the most expensive signing in the history of Brazilian football.

The record belonged to Cruzeiro, which will pay 27 million euros (R$ 169 million at the exchange rate on the day of the agreement) to Zenit for Gerson. 

The red-and-black persistence

The current Brazilian and Libertadores champion insisted on having the midfielder as soon as possible and counted on Paquetá's desire to return.

West Ham, in turn, made the Red-and-Black stretch the rope regarding the amounts they would agree to pay and, in the end, accepted to negotiate their starter in the current window. 

Paquetá played 19 games this European season - which started in August. He scored five goals and contributed with one assist. 

The expectation at Fla is to regularize the midfielder as soon as possible so that he can make his re-debut on Sunday (1), the day of the Supercopa Rei decision against Corinthians.

Missing you! ⚫🔴

His last game wearing Flamengo's red and black was on December 1, 2018, against Athletico.

He played two games in 2016 and then two full seasons in Fla's main team until being transferred to Milan on January 3, 2019, for 38.4 million euros.

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He totals 95 games, 18 goals, and seven assists for Flamengo. 

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