Izuchukwu OkosiWest Ham United on Monday evening unveiled Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta after the completion of his medical for record fee of £60m.
The former Lyon star was reported on the media to have attracted interests from clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United and former club AC Milan bit it was West Ham that stole the match and concluded his deal.
AC Milan indeed have 15% sell-on clause from the deal that took the midfielder from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais to West Ham.
“Last season, West Ham had a very good season and I hope they continue to enjoy more and more good seasons in my time at the club.
” I am excited to pull on the West Ham shirt and show the fans what I can do, to help my team mates and the club,” the talented midfielder stated.
West Ham finished seventh last season under manager David Moyes but have struggled to get going in the new campaign to sit 16th after four games.
“He’s a player I’ve admired from afar for a very long time and of course, we saw him close up in our Europa League campaign last season,” Moyes said.
“He’s a very talented footballer and whilst he will need time to adapt to the Premier League, we’re excited about adding another proven international to our squad.”
West Ham will face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the league on Wednesday evening.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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