West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá is being investigated by the FA for potential betting breaches, leaving serious doubt over his potential move to Manchester City
West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá is being investigated by the Football Association for potential betting breaches, leaving serious doubt over the Brazil midfielder’sIt emerged on Friday morning that Paquetá’s hopes of joining the champions were in major doubt, with a source close to talks attributing the uncertainty to a contractual issue. It would later emerge that the FA has opened an investigation into the former Lyon midfielder over allegations of gambling in football.
The nature of the allegations has not been revealed and West Ham and the FA declined to comment. Sources close to the player said they were shocked by the investigation and that Paquetá had not been accused of making bets.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
Paquetá has become a key player for David Moyes and laid on the assist for Jarrod Bowen to score the winner when West Ham beat Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final last season. He emerged as a target for City this month and they had an initial £70m proposal turned down.
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