West Ham have had a request to postpone Lucas Paqueta’s formal interview with the Football Association over allegations he breached betting rules granted by the governing body.
Mail Sport has learned that Paqueta and West Ham were informed in writing of the investigation, believed to be in connection with suspicious betting patterns linked to bookings, at the middle of last week.
The FA advised that they wanted to interview Paqueta on Monday, with the player understood to be happy to attend.
However, the Hammers immediately applied for Monday’s scheduled meeting to be delayed, a request that has been accepted by the FA.