{"id":7101,"date":"2026-05-10T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?p=7101"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:20:27","slug":"lucas-paqueta-set-to-leave-west-ham-united-as-club-denies-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/lucas-paqueta-set-to-leave-west-ham-united-as-club-denies-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas paquet\u00e1 set to leave West Ham United as Club denies new contract\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7102\" src=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6D8F12C7-1884-4784-9B38-60CAFC258893-206x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6D8F12C7-1884-4784-9B38-60CAFC258893-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6D8F12C7-1884-4784-9B38-60CAFC258893-703x1024.jpeg 703w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6D8F12C7-1884-4784-9B38-60CAFC258893.jpeg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Breaking news has emerged from the London Stadium this afternoon, confirming that Lucas Paquet\u00e1 will leave West Ham United at the end of the current campaign after the club\u2019s hierarchy formally refused to open talks or offer him a new contract, bringing his three-and-a-half-year spell in east London to a sudden and heartbreaking close. 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