West Ham agrees with a new sponsorship agreement with a gambling company – despite the fact that star player Lucas Paqueta is confronted with a potential prohibition on his alleged involvement in playing up

West Ham United-Wiens star player Lucas Paqueta The subject remains from a spot-fixing probe-has a new shirt sponsor agreement with another gambling company.

The hammers His to Betway had raised the alarm about the Brazilian, who was subsequently accused of four counts of deliberately booked to influence the gambling markets.

And Mail Sport understands that they will replace them with Irish bookmaker Boylesports, in a one -year -old deal with a value of about £ 12 million for the arrival of the Premier LeagueProhibition on front-of-shirt sponsor deals with gambling companies.

The movement that comes as Paqueta is on a fear of a judgment And the potential of a long -term ban has lifted eyebrows in the game and has activated indignation elsewhere.

Anti-Goks advertisement campaigners claim that the move shows that West Ham has ‘lost its moral compass’. Will Prochaska, director of the Coalition to end, Gokadvertenties said: ‘The modern gambling industry has poisoned football and teams like West Ham have lost their moral compass. It is a regrettable indictment against football authorities that players like Paqueta get the Riot Act for gambling crimes, while his club is able to promote dangerous gambling products among fans.

‘That, despite this background, the club replaces one gambling sponsor by another shows that they have learned nothing and still place business greed above the interest of fans. This is undoubtedly the last throw of the dice for them in view of the incoming rules, when we fully expect gambling companies to move their logos on sleeves and backs of shirts. ‘

West Ham has to leave Betway as their shirt sponsor and they replace them with another gambling company, Boylesports

There is a constant investigation into alleged spot fixing in which Lucas Paqueta is involved

Paqueta was charged last May because he was reportedly deliberately booked in four games, and is confronted with a long -term ban if it is found guilty after the conclusion of his trial

At the start of this month it arose that the Paqueta process was completed, but a verdict could be away for no less than eight weeks. The International Brazil is also accused of two counts of not collaborating with the research of the football club.

It is thought that Paqueta missed a relocation of £ 80 million to Manchester City after the opening of the probe in suspicious gambling activity with regard to bookings he collected in four Premier League matches.

He was eventually charged in May after an investigation of 10 months. Delays have caused frustration in the London Stadium, with uncertainty about the availability of the player a characteristic of their summer transfer plans.

West Ham refused to comment differently than to point out that the end of their relationship with Betway was not related to their role in the Paqueta case.

Boylesports refused to comment.