In 22 Premier League appearances, Paqueta has three goals and five assists. He also made an impressive impression for Brazil during their rather unexpected victory over England this past weekend.
If West Ham United wins the Europa League, they still have a chance to advance to the Champions League.
Unfortunately, Paqueta will draw adoring looks from other places with every outstanding performance, particularly in high-profile games.
Although United demonstrated last summer that it is still possible to succeed after losing a star player, Paqueta’s replacement will be extremely challenging—possibly even more so than Rice’s.
Hopefully, though, that won’t come to pass and he will stay for one or two more years.
In other West Ham news, a transfer development over the weekend may put one of David Moyes’ go-to players closer to leaving.
