Investigation is believed to centre around Paqueta getting booked in games, with the bets being placed in Brazil; Paqueta denies placing any bets himself; FA and Man City have declined to comment
Paqueta's stats from his first season at West Ham in all competitions, ranked against his team-mateshas also approached FIFA for comment."The deal is on hold, but it's not off - and it could be resurrected if this issue is cleared up and cleared up quickly.
"We heard from David Moyes, who said they have rejected a bid from Manchester City. West Ham value him at £85m or possibly even more. "There is a release clause in his contract which kicks off next summer, which means West Ham can charge whatever they want. He has four years left on his contract with the option of an extra year.
"We are told that Paqueta is focused completely on playing for West Ham and he's been training as normal today ahead of playing Chelsea on Sunday."Sky Sports News Dharmesh Sheth on the Transfer Show:"We are told that Tim Steidten, the sporting director, is sill out in Amsterdam having held talks with Ajax officials over the last couple of days.
"We are told that West Ham will make an approach for Kudus independent of what happens with Paqueta. We think the interest is still there and you can understand why, because they don't want to leave themselves short in case the deal with Man City resurfaces again."Even before Man City approached West Ham for Paqueta, the interest in Kudus was already there."
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