West Ham United have told Flamengo that they will only accept a permanent transfer for Lucas Paqueta and not a loan deal.
The Brazilian giants have been in talks for around a month to try to bring Paqueta back to his homeland.
The Hammers are open to offloading the midfielder, who continues to be the subject of an investigation around betting rule breaches, though no hearing date has yet been set.
Paqueta is happy to make the move to Flamengo if terms can be agreed,...