Marseille abandon plans to sign Dimitri Payet
Dimitri Payet is set to stay at West Ham in January after Marseille give up on plans to sign him, according to Sky Sports.
Twitter: Marseille resigned to not signing Dimitri Payet from West Ham during this window. Told they are moving onto other targets #WHUFC (@SkyKaveh)
The 29-year-old handed in a transfer request last week and has refused to play for the club as he demands to leave but West Ham have been firm on their stance that they will not sell him – especially on the cheap.
He has his heart set on a return to Marseille who have seen two bids turned down for the France international playmaker, the most recent one worth £22m was snubbed on Monday.
West Ham reportedly have a £35m price-tag on Payet’s head and will not sell him for less than this amount, a fee which Marseille are unwilling to match.
It’s also been claimed that Payet has turned down offers from China worth in excess of £500,000-a-week in order to complete a return to the Ligue 1 club which now appears to be dead in the water.
What happens next in regards to his future at the club remains to be seen. He is currently training with the U23s to maintain fitness after essentially quitting the team.