Graham Potter has effectively ended talk of star man Lucas Paqueta joining Aston Villa on transfer deadline day .

The Brazilian surprised many by not only playing but starring in West Ham’s 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest, after reports emerged on Saturday that he didn’t want to feature with his future up in the air.

However, the quality of his display and his celebration of his late penalty when he went through a rehearsed routine, first mimicking a telephone call and then making a ‘throw away’ gesture before kissing the Hammers’ badge, seemed to close down the prospect of him coming to Villa.

His manager pretty much completed the job when he said after the match: “It's external noise, that's what it is," he said.

"You can see from his performance today how committed he is, how muc

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