Manchester City want to sign West Ham United star Lucas Paqueta in a swap deal involving forward Jack Grealish, according to journalist Sebastien Vidal.
The Cityzens have had a busy summer window so far with all of Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki joining the club before the Club World Cup, while young sensation Sverre Nypan and goalkeeper James Trafford have also signed.
But after Hammers sensation Paqueta was cleared of any wrongdoing in his spot-fixing case, the eight-time Premier League champions have now reignited their interest in his services and are looking to get creative with a deal.
Man City Want to Sign Paqueta in Grealish Swap Deal
Lucas Paqueta in action for West Ham United
Paqueta, who has been described as "one of the best players in the world", was on the verge of an £85m move to the Etihad Stadium two summers ago when the FA hit him with charges, which saw the deal collapse, and he stayed in east London.
But Pep Guardiola has never stopped admiring the Brazil international, and now that he doesn't have a potential long-term ban hanging over him, Vidal reports that City would be keen to go back in to make a deal happen.
However, City would not be looking to pay that amount again and with West Ham said to be asking around £50m in order to raise funds to help strengthen Graham Potter's squad, the blues are now looking at making an offer that would see Grealish go the other way.
The England international, who currently earns £300,000-a-week, is not in the plans of Guardiola for the upcoming season and has been told he can leave, with Everton holding talks about a season-long loan deal.
However, City would prefer to get his wages off the books entirely and if they could get a permanent deal done, then that would take priority.
Now the club are pushing to include the 30-year-old in a deal that would see him go to the London Stadium with Paqueta going the other way, with a bit of cash on top to sweeten the deal.
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