West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta has stated he has been fully cooperating with the investigation concerning his involvement in the alleged betting scandal.
There were reports in the British media last year that England’s Football Association raised eyebrows over the Brazilian’s involvement in possible breaches of betting rules associating with the yellow cards he received in the 2022-23 Premier League campaign.
The 26-year-old, who maintained he did not place any bets, has continually been a regular for the Hammers despite the emergence of the allegations.
Although, he was left out of former coach Fernando Diniz’s team for last year’s World Cup qualifiers – with the arrival of Dorival Jr., Paqueta has now been recalled for the upcoming friendlies against England and Spain.
“It’s been seven months since it happened and I’m cooperating as much as I can [with the investigations],” Paqueta said in a news conference.
“West Ham have always supported me, there was no reason for them not to do what they did, which was nothing more than put their player out there to play football. I’m happy to be helping, I hope to help at the end of the season.”
