West Ham United star Lucas Paqueta admits he and close friend Bruno Guimaraes agreed to a 'loser pays for dinner' bet ahead of their scheduled Premier League meeting over the weekend. Newcastle United were due to play the Hammers at the London Stadium on Sunday before top flights chiefs cancelled all fixtures following the death of The Queen.
Paqueta and Guimaraes have a close relationship and had planned to meet up for dinner in the capital after the game, with that arrangement now having to be put on hold until the game is rescheduled.
“We had a bet with each other that the loser has to buy dinner — dinner in London, because we already had dinner in Newcastle,” Paqueta told The Times this week. “Bruno and Vinicius Jr [the Real Madrid playmaker] are my two best friends in football.
