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Surprise Premier League club enter the race for Lucas Paqueta with West Ham midfielder open to summer exit after nightmare 12 months

Tottenham and Aston Villa will continue to monitor developments with West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta this week.

The Brazilian is open to leaving West Ham for Champions League football after enduring a tough past 12 months following betting allegations and Spurs and Villa are among a number of clubs interested in the 27-year old, as reported by Daily Mail Sport.

West Ham are striving to add more players to strengthen Graham Potter's squad after a poor start to the season with two defeats and eight goals conceded.