West Ham have confirmed a fresh injury worry this week with influential midfielder Lucas Paqueta sustaining an ankle injury in training this week ahead of Premier League fixtures against Arsenal and Leicester City before the end of February.
The Brazil international had endured a hit-and-miss start to the campaign under Julen Lopetegui but has been a key star for Graham Potter since the change in management. The former Chelsea boss has been forthcoming in his praise of the player, who has been deployed in several positions for the Hammers.West Ham make the short trip to Arsenal this weekend before hosting the Foxes next week. Potter is looking for a response following back-to-back defeats at the hands of Chelsea and Brentford.However, West Ham will have to make do without Paqueta against Arsenal. Potter confirmed that the player would not make the squad this weekend and would ‘probably’ be absent against Leicester City too.
In quotes shared by the official club website, Potter said: “It was a training incident for Lucas Paquetá, just an innocuous one. He went over on his ankle and had a little bit of a collision with Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
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