West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá has revealed he expressed his desire to return to Flamengo last summer, adding that he will return to the club one day.

The Brazil international admitted his former club had already approached him in May 2024 after the English Football Association had charged him with four counts of spot-fixing after a 10-month investigation.

Flamengo tried to sign Paquetá again this summer after he was cleared of misconduct charges.

"The second moment [that he had talks with Flamengo], incredibly enough, was when I already knew I could continue playing normally," Paquetá told Globoesporte.

"That's when I felt even more of a desire to return to Flamengo. Maybe I shouldn't even be saying this, but I had some conversations with [Flamengo coach] Filipe [Luís], who

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