West Ham United are ready to cash in on Lucas Paqueta this summer – two years after missing out on an £80million payday when the FA’s investigation thwarted his big-money move to Manchester City.
Paqueta had been considered untouchable to potential suitors with the spot-fixing charges hanging over him which could have robbed him of his entire career.
But Mail Sport has learned the Hammers are open to letting Paqueta leave for less than half of that old £80m valuation now that he is in line to be found innocent of picking up yellow cards on purpose in Premier League fixtures to influence betting outcomes.