It will be left up to Lucas Paqueta as to whether he sues the FA for lost earnings and pushes for them to pay his £1million legal fees after his acquittal for spot-fixing charges, the head lawyer of his legal team has told Standard Sport.

Hello! After two years in limbo, the threat of a potential lifetime ban for alleged betting breaches has been lifted from Lucas Paqueta. We’ll explain all. On the way: The English Football Association (FA) announced on Thursday that charges against West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta for breaches of its betting rules were not proven.

Brazil forward Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of alleged spot fixing after being accused of deliberately receiving yellow cards to influence betting markets.