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.

Lucas Paqueta endured "two years in hell" and "struggled" mentally during his betting investigation, with the West Ham star finally in the clear.

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paquetá has been cleared of alleged breaches of FA betting rules, two years after the Brazilian was first investigated over suspected offences.