Aston Villa have asked about a loan with an obligation to buy for West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta, according to the Daily Mail.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery wants the 28-year-old West Ham star to swap the London Stadium club for the Villa Park club.
Villa are offering the Hammers an initial £5 million loan fee, with £45m to follow next summer, but West Ham want a permanent deal.
It remains to be seen if either club will change their stance, but there is little time left in the summer transfer window ahead of the deadline on Monday.
The Villans are unable to spend right now until further sales as they need to stay compliant with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.
UEFA fined the Midlands club earlier this summer for breaching their Financial Fair Play rules, which is why they are proposing a loan deal for Paqueta.
West Ham are open to the departure of the Brazilian but would love a permanent deal as they want to recruit players too in the closing days of the window.
Villa are not the only ones keen on the Hammers attacker, with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Everton credited with interest.
Spurs have signed the Netherlands international attacker Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig, and a move for Paqueta could be off the cards for them.
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