The British Football Federation is touching West Ham Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta for allegedly violating football betting regulations.

Lucas Paqueta was suddenly contacted by Man City to recruit at this year’s summer market. Therefore, the Brazilian international is one of the biggest stars in this summer transfer window.

With the determination to buy Lucas Paqueta, Man City has officially sent 2 offers to West Ham. Their latest offer is worth £80m. As for Lucas Paqueta, the former Lyon midfielder has reached a personal agreement with The Citizens.

At a time when negotiations were progressing well, the deal was in danger of falling apart due to “mysterious reasons”. According to many reputable sources in England and Brazil, The Citizens and West Ham were forced to stop negotiations because the FA investigated Lucas Paqueta due to a betting suspicion.

Lucas Paqueta was touched in connection with West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League on March 12 this year. In this match, the Brazilian player was shown a yellow card in the second half.

According to the initial investigation, many new accounts were created at Betway on the day of the West Ham match against Aston Villa mentioned above. Notably, all of these accounts are linked to Lucas Paqueta’s relatives and put the 25-year-old midfielder with a yellow card together. However, the player only wins if in the match taking place on the same day between Betis and Villarreal in La Liga, Brazilian striker Luiz Henrique is also shown a yellow card.

It is a surprising coincidence that Luiz Henrique was also booked in Betis’ 1-1 draw with Villarreal on March 12 this year. Betis’ 22-year-old striker got a card in the 89th minute.

After being touched by the FA, Lucas Paqueta said he was shocked about this incident. At the same time, the West Ham star confirmed that he did not participate in betting. Currently, the FA is expanding the investigation to bring the case to light soon.