Lucas Paquetá is reportedly keen to leave West Ham in the January transfer window, just months after seeing a move to Aston Villa fall through.

Villa were pushing to sign Paquetá before deadline day in the summer, having received encouragement from the player to pursue him.

A move never materialised, with some suggesting that it broke down due to West Ham’s inability to replace the Brazilian so late in the window.

A new report from The Times now claims that Paquetá wants to leave the London Stadium in January following the club’s poor start to the season.

After nine games played, West Ham sit 19th in the Premier League table, having won just one match and collected four points.

Paquetá has started all nine of West Ham’s league games, scoring twice in successive matches — in the 5-1 defeat to Chelsea and then in the 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest — the only real highlight of their campaign so far.

The 28-year-old is contracted to West Ham until 2027 and has continued to feature regularly for...