{"id":405302,"date":"2026-01-13T21:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405302\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:33:15","slug":"prem-star-carricks-first-transfer-request-revealed-wilcox-has-final-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405302\/","title":{"rendered":"Prem star Carrick’s ‘first transfer request’ revealed; Wilcox ‘has final say’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Carrick has asked the Manchester United hierarchy to sign West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Carrick is expected to be announced as United\u2019s interim manager until the end of the season this week<\/a> and will reportedly be backed with funds in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n

Lucas Paqueta\u2019s 2025\/26 Premier League stats<\/p>\n

4 goals, 1 assist in 18 games
\n23 key passes
\n95 progressive passes
\n16 take-ons won (34% success rate)
\n39 tackles (22 won)<\/p>\n

United<\/a> opted to appoint an interim for the remainder of 2025\/26 after sacking Ruben Amorim at the beginning of January, with a view to bringing in an elite manager permanently in the summer.<\/p>\n

England boss Thomas Tuchel and Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Champions League-winning head coach Luis Enrique<\/a> are among the leading candidates to replace Amorim, but it is all about Carrick right now.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old\u2019s sole objective is to get the Red Devils back into the Champions League, with fifth place in the Premier League expected to be enough. United are currently seventh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is a decent chance the former United midfielder, who oversaw three games as caretaker boss following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s sacking in November 2021, will have money to spend this month, with a midfielder a top priority.<\/p>\n

Al Hilal\u2019s Ruben Neves is reportedly a leading target<\/a> and is available for as little as \u00a320million, in what would be a no-brainer signing.<\/p>\n

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Carrick wants West Ham midfielder as first Man Utd signing<\/p>\n

However, according to a report from Hooligan Soccer<\/a>, via a \u2018team of five elite reporters\u2019 on X, Carrick\u2019s \u2018first transfer request\u2019 is West Ham playmaker Lucas Paqueta.<\/p>\n

It has been reported that Paqueta wants to return to Brazil<\/a>, with Flamengo willing to pay around \u00a330million for the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

Paqueta is said to be so keen on leaving West Ham that he has reportedly agreed personal terms with Flamengo and accepted a pay cut.<\/p>\n

He appears to have his heart set on a return to his home country ahead of this summer\u2019s World Cup, but United could yet throw a spanner in the works.<\/p>\n

Carrick is reportedly \u2018looking to expand his player pool\u2019 and has \u2018asked\u2019 the United hierarchy to sign Paqueta from West Ham.<\/p>\n

The former Middlesbrough head coach is not expected to have much influence over transfers. No United manager will. An interim certainly will not.<\/p>\n

Instead, director of football Jason Wilcox is expected to have the final say on all incoming transfers.<\/p>\n

Paqueta was previously linked with a move to Manchester City, but an FA investigation into suspicious betting patterns derailed that transfer and has clearly affected the former Lyon star on a personal level.<\/p>\n

A fresh start back home appears to be the perfect solution for Paqueta, rather than stepping into the current chaos at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

That said, the prospect of playing for the biggest club in England could yet tempt him to remain in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

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