West Ham and Marseille appear to be no closer to agreeing upon a fee for the transfer of Dimitri Payet.
Since the Frenchman handed in a transfer request to try and force through a move back to his former club, Marseille have seen three bids rejected by West Ham for Payet, the latest worth £23.2m was turned down late last week.
The Hammers have been firm on their stance that they won’t sell Payet on the cheap and value him at £35m but that hasn’t stopped the Ligue 1 side from trying to sign the 29-year-old and now they’re trying a new tactic.
Twitter: Dimitri Payet loan from West Ham to Marseille has been discussed. Option to buy in the summer. (@SkyKaveh)
According to Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol, a deal which sees Payet move to Marseille on loan for the rest of the season with an option to buy in the summer has been discussed between them and West Ham.
This would seemingly appease everyone. Marseille get their man, Payet get’s his move back to his former club and West Ham get his wages off their books in addition to a sizeable loan fee and a large cash sum at the end of the season if Marseille want to sign Payet permanently which we all know they do.
The only downside for the Hammers is they don’t get the fee for Payet now and have a chance to reinvest that cash during the current transfer window. Then again, given clubs increase their demands this month, maybe that’s not the worst thing.
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