Lucas Paqueta’s first hearing starts in Brazil on 30th October with the Parliamentary Enquiry into the betting allegations starting: The F A Enquiry is due in March 2024 and clearly Lucas Paquetá feels very strongly about recent comments and as he alleges, ‘leaks’ which have come from the English FA.
In a tweet just released on his personal Twitter X account, West Ham’s under fire Paquetá has issued his own statement in English and Spanish:
“I am frustrated and upset to have read recent misleading and inaccurate press articles, published in both England and Brazil, claiming to disclose information about my case. Some of that information is entirely false and appears designed to
undermine my position. I am also concerned that, although they are false and misleading, these articles are clearly sourced from an individual close to the case. The FA proceedings are supposed to be confidential, and they are extremely serious for me and my family. The continued leaking and publication of inaccurate information in the press is now putting at risk my chance of receiving fair hearing. I have, therefore, instructed my lawyers to write to The FA to request that they conduct a thorough investigation into how information about the case, even if inaccurate, is finding its way into the public domain. I continue to deny the charges against me and look forward to demonstrating my innocence.”
Clearly the Player is furious about the source and method by which ‘inaccurate information’ is finding its way onto the public domain which he claims is prejudicing his chances of receiving a fair hearing.
The player is no doubt receiving his own professional advice and feels he needs to take on the FA head-on if he is to receive a fair opportunity to prove his innocence.
