Hammers Complete Payet Deal

West Ham have finally completed the signing of Marseille attacker Dimitri Payet on a long-term contract worth £21.3m over it’s duration.

Jack Sullivan confirms over twitter than an announcement is due soon.

Payet…all done!!! go to the WHU website at 2.30pm for full
updates/interviews #coyi #payet

— Jack Sullivan (@jsullivanwhu) June 26, 2015

The 28-year-old can operate on either wing as well as an attacking midfielder, and has spent his entire footballing career in France.

MORE: Read our exclusive interview with French football journalist Julien Laurens about what Dimitri Payet will bring to West Ham.

Capped 15 times by his country, Payet has spent the last two seasons at Marseille following a move fro Lille in 2013. 

Last season, Payet scored seven goals and contributed 17 assists in Ligue 1 – most in the division, and has also made the most assists in Ligue 1 since 2006 with 65.

MORE: Check out our scouting report on new West Ham signing Dimitri Payet, including an expert’s take from French football journalist Jonathan Johnson.

Marseille have reluctantly sold their star man for a fee in the region of £10.7m, plus performance-based add ons, following a contract dispute.

Payet will join up with the squad soon, but will not feature in either fixture against FC Lusitans in the Europa League first qualifying round.