Anonymous source revealed that West Ham insiders called for a conclusion to be drawn as soon as possible after the hearing was over. They said the prolonged waiting exacerbated Paqueta's psychological distress, who has been under tremendous pressure to end his career. At the same time, this also brought serious uncertainty to West Ham's summer transfer plan.
Paqueta insists that he is innocent and may face a life ban if the team that examines the evidence finds him involved in a plot to deliberately receive yellow cards in four Premier League games to affect the betting results.