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title: "Chelsea prepare €45m offer for Brazilian youngster Lucas Paqueta"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/07/18/chelsea-prepare-e45m-offer-for-brazilian-youngster-lucas-paqueta/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-07-18T15:17:50Z"
modified: "2018-07-18T15:18:28Z"
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# Chelsea prepare €45m offer for Brazilian youngster Lucas Paqueta

Chelsea are reportedly preparing a €45 million offer for Flamengo’s Lucas Paqueta, amid interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Milan and Juventus.

According to reports by [Os Donos da Bola](https://colunadoflamengo.com/2018/07/chelsea-deve-fazer-proposta-proxima-da-multa-rescisoria-de-lucas-paqueta/), Chelsea are looking to step up their interest in the Brazilian, with several teams keeping tabs on the player.

![Buda Mendes/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/964622120.jpg)

The player is said to have a €50 million release clause in his contract, but the Brazilian club are looking to increase that as they bid to keep the player at the club.

The 20-year-old is a Brazilian youth international and can play as a number 10 or out on the left.

Claims of a move for Paqueta will come as a surprise, with Chelsea also thought to be pursuing a deal for Aleksandr Golovin and Jorginho arriving at the club from Napoli.

It is yet to be seen how concrete Chelsea’s interest is and whether at the reported €45 million, he would be an acquisition for the first-team squad or someone who is sent out on loan.