West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta withdrawn from Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers amid betting investigation
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been withdrawn from the Brazilian World Cup qualifiers squad amid considerations surrounding an FA and FIFA betting investigation.
The investigation is believed to centre round Paqueta getting booked in video games, with the bets being positioned in Brazil, and the 25-year-old will now miss World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Peru and Bolivia in September.
Brazil interim head coach Fernando Diniz mentioned: “Paqueta was on the list. He’s a player I like a lot. It’s a time for him to resolve these issues. People need time to sort out these issues. He’s a player I love.”
He was booked 9 instances for membership and nation final season.
Lucas Paqueta (far L, entrance row) and the remainder of the Brazil soccer group in 2022
Paqueta says he has not positioned any bets himself and is claimed to be shocked by reviews.
An £80m deal for Paqueta to hitch Manchester City has virtually been agreed and will nonetheless occur if the problem is cleared up rapidly, based on Sky Sports News.
In the meantime, Paqueta is targeted on taking part in for West Ham.
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The inventive midfielder performed a key position in serving to the Hammers to win the Europa Conference League final season – the membership’s first trophy in many years.
The FA and Man City have declined to remark. Sky Sports News has additionally approached FIFA for remark.