Lucas Paqueta wants to quit West Ham United over David Moyes decision, Newcastle United transfer mooted
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Lucas Paqueta would be open to leaving West Ham for Newcastle or Paris Saint-Germain because he doesn’t like David Moyes’ style of football, says Frank McAvennie.
Paqueta was a key player for the Hammers as they won their first trophy in over 40 years to claim the Europa Conference League, following his club-record signing from Lyon last summer.
But both Newcastle and PSG have been attributed with an interest in taking him to the Champions League for the new season, and McAvennie has admitted that he worries the player could look to move on because of the manager’s style of play.
“I hope not, he’s just coming into his own,” he told West Ham Zone.
“Some of the times he’d come off and he’s got a face like you know what, you can’t read him. Other times he’ll be enjoying it.
“There’s a couple of Brazilians in the Newcastle team and I think he’d enjoy it there because they play football he wants to play. They play the kind of football West Ham used to play.
“You can’t argue with Moyes though. He had a bad season but he’s got them into Europe three times in a row. That’s what has given David the grace.
“It’s a long hard season to watch, with some of the football they were playing.
“I would think if an offer came onto the table and they said to Paqueta you can go then I think he’d go to Newcastle because they’re on the way up. They’re going to go and win things, definitely. That’s for sure. Howe plays the football he wants to play.
“I’m delighted we’ve got Paqueta but I don’t think he likes our kind of football.”