Paqueta given permission to complete Flamengo move after West Ham agree fee

Lucas Paqueta (centre) looks set to return home to Brazil. Pic: Jordan Pettitt/PA

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been granted permission to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms with his boyhood club Flamengo after a fee was agreed for his permanent transfer, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported that West Ham have accepted an offer in excess of €41m for the 28-year-old Brazil international.