West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady insists midfielder Lucas Paqueta wants to stay at the club.
The Brazil international was reportedly a target for Manchester City in August 2023 before he was the subject of a Football Association investigation into spot-fixing which could have effectively finished his career.
The 27-year-old was cleared by an independent regulatory commission in July and Brady is confident Paqueta, who has two years left to run on his deal, has no intention of leaving the London Stadium.
She said on Talksport: “I think he wants to stay and we definitely want him to stay so the thing is he will be staying.
“It’s been a really tough time for Lucas. It’s such a serious allegation and it was really hanging over him, and the FA were going for a worldwide life ban. So it came as a real relief.”
Brady also offered her support to Hammers boss Graham Potter.
The former Brighton and Chelsea manager arrived in January following the sacking of Julen Lopetegui but struggled to improve results.
And their 2025-26 season got off to a dismal start as they were beaten 3-0 by promoted Sunderland on Saturday.
She added: “He is a great man manager of players, and builds a special relationship with players and they understand where they are coming from and has a modern mindset. All of those things mean it does take time to put a team together and get the team playing the way he wants.
“West Ham is not a club that panics about its managers, we tend to stick with them, support them and see it through.
“I really hope he does well, he’s a pleasure to work with, he’s incredibly professional and I know the players respect him, the relationship with the players is good.
“He will be sitting down with them today to have a long hard think about what went wrong yesterday and expecting a reaction and to put it right.”
