West Ham hit with Lucas Paqueta injury blow during training

Evening Standard

·18 February 2025

West Ham hit with Lucas Paqueta injury blow during training

The midfielder appeared devastated after being forced to withdraw from training

Lucas Paqueta has suffered a fresh ankle injury during West Ham training.

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It remains unclear how severe the injury is but Standard Sport understands Paqueta appeared devastated as he withdrew early from a session at the club’s Rush Green training ground on Tuesday.

Paqueta will now be assessed by the club’s medical staff.

The Brazilian had been starting to look back to his best during the early weeks of Graham Potter’s tenure, and another spell on the sidelines would come as a major blow to the new manager.

Paqueta has played a key role for West Ham this season, and at the weekend returned from a minor knock to play the full 90 minutes in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at home to London rivals Brentford.

Carlos Soler is most likely to deputise, as he has done previously this season, should Paqueta’s ankle injury prove to be serious.

The Hammers visit Arsenal at the Emirates in the Premier League on Saturday. Potter will address the media on Thursday.

Paqueta joined West Ham from Lyon for more than £50million in 2020. He has scored 18 goals in 110 matches for the Hammers.

A full Brazil international, he has scored 11 goals in 55 matches for his country at senior level since making his debut in 2018.