Lucas Paqueta, a West Ham player, is under investigation by the English Football Federation for illegal betting, a British newspaper reported on Thursday. daily mail.
The Brazilian midfielder was Manchester City’s target this transfer window to make up for Belgian Kevin de Bruyne’s long absence due to injury, but talks have stalled.
West Ham are awaiting further details of the accusation against the club footballer to find out if he faces punishment from the authorities.
At the end of last season, Brentford’s Ivan Toni was suspended for eight months for the same reason.
A compatriot from Packets is a defendant in the same case
Luis Enrique, the player of the Spanish “Betis”, is also under investigation in the case of illegal betting, along with compatriot Lucas Paqueta.
Because of this incident, the winger was excluded from the line-up represented by the Brazilian coach Ramon Menezes.
Luis Enrique’s investigation is linked to Lucas Paqueta’s investigation.
On March 12, numerous accounts created on the same day made the maximum bet that both players would see yellow cards in the matches they played for their respective clubs, which happened.
West Ham were playing against Aston Villa and Paqueta received a yellow card 24 minutes into the game. Luis Enrique, on the other hand, started the match against Villarreal on the bench, but was cautioned in time by a card of the same color in the 88th minute.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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