Targeted for several months by the FA following suspicious bets from those around him, Lucas Paqueta spoke out. This Thursday, the Brazilian international issued a press release to provide his truth and reaffirm his innocence after the latest information published in the press. “I am frustrated and upset to have read recent misleading and inaccurate press reports published in England and Brazil purporting to disclose information about my case. Some of this information is completely false and appears intended to undermine my position. I am also concerned that, although false and misleading, these articles clearly come from someone close to the case.regretted the former Lyonnais, before continuing.
“The FA’s 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 now jeopardizes my chance of receiving a fair trial. I have therefore asked my lawyers to write to the FA and ask them to carry out a full investigation into the way in which even inaccurate information about the case is made public. I continue to deny the accusations against me and look forward to proving my innocence.» As a reminder, the Times had recently mentioned the involvement of several close to Paqueta in a new nebulous affair. Transfers would thus have been made to the advantage of Luiz Henrique, a Brazilian international playing for Botafogo and therefore also suspected. Subsequently, Paqueta allegedly hid several pieces of evidence, including cell phones, requested by investigators.
