West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta wants to return to Brazil, with Flamengo ready to sign him.
West Ham are reluctant to sanction a sale this month amid interest and talk that Flamengo could offer £35million.
Paqueta did not feature in Sunday's FA Cup clash with QPR and it is understood he asked not to play.
He has been feeling the effects of the back issue that saw him miss the 3-0 defeat at Wolves and led to him being taken off in the second half of last week's 2-1 home loss to Nottingham Forest.