{"id":41221,"date":"2026-02-04T06:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/west-ham-could-follow-paquetas-move-to-brazil\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:29:25","slug":"west-ham-could-follow-paquetas-move-to-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/west-ham-could-follow-paquetas-move-to-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham could follow Paqueta&#8217;s move to Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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adventure.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian midfielder showed his quality during his time in the Premier League and was one of West Ham&#8217;s best players at the club during his time in East London.<\/p>\n<p>However, he wanted to feel more comfortable and closer to his surroundings, so he decided to return to his boyhood club Flamengo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Igor_Julio_is_wanted_by_Brazils_Cruzeiro\"><\/span>Igor Julio is wanted by Brazil&#8217;s Cruzeiro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Brighton player Igor Julio, who was on loan at West Ham this season, is being pursued by Cruzeiro, according to Brazilian journalist Samuel Venancio.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian defender made just four appearances for the Hammers during his loan spell between September and January.<\/p>\n<p>He initially joined on a season-long loan, but his loan was terminated during the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton are finding it difficult to feature regularly for the Hammers and have decided to recall him to the club.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brighton_star_fails_at_West_Ham_this_season\"><\/span>Brighton star fails at West Ham this season<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-premier-league-414x289.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-premier-league-630x440.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-premier-league-768x537.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-premier-league-770x538.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-premier-league-900x629.jpg.webp 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