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title: "Supporters mock Dimitri Payet as West Ham return rumours are rubbished"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/23/supporters-mock-dimitri-payet-as-west-ham-return-rumours-are-rubbished/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-23T11:26:38Z"
modified: "2020-01-23T11:26:39Z"
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# Supporters mock Dimitri Payet as West Ham return rumours are rubbished

A report by French outlet [L’Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Transferts-danger-pour-dimitri-payet-om-convoite-par-west-ham/1101607) claims that West Ham United were interested in signing former Hammers star Dimitri Payet.

However, [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11915491/dimitri-payet-west-ham-not-interested-in-re-signing-marseille-midfielder) have rubbished those suggestions, stating that there has been no interest in Payet from the Hammers, who are still unhappy with the player after he went on strike to force a move from the club back in 2017.

Payet, now 32, made 48 Premier League appearances for the Hammers, scoring 11 goals and providing 18 assists ([WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/14058/History/Dimitri-Payet)) before completing a return to [Marseille in 2017](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dimitri-payet/transfers/spieler/37647).

On the [tweet that Sky used](https://twitter.com/skysportspl/status/1220252192147415041?s=21) to promote their story, they included a picture of Payet and it would be fair to say that he isn’t looking as slim as he did at West Ham!

> Twitter: West Ham have not registered an interest in re-signing Dimitri Payet, despite reports in France. ![❌](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/274c.svg)![✍](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/270d.svg) (@SkySportsPL)

These fans, of a variety of Premier League clubs, all took to Twitter to comment on Payet’s appearance, with a couple making reference to the Uber Eats sponsorship on his shirt.

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL Clearly got a good relationship with the shirt sponsor… (@PeteHemming)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL The lad sure has let himself go (@AnfieldEndz)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL He looks like he’s actually eating all the UberEats deliveries. (@gidiXCV)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL My guy really embracing Uber Eats sponsorship ![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f602.svg) (@PahlWill)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL By the looks of things he has become the new ubereats poster boy (@yanikvdveen99)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL He’s put some weight on! (@royston101288)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL Looks like he’s using the sponsor to good use (@portchy\_)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL Dimitri eats (@ajuk00)

> Twitter: @SkySportsPL He has been making the most of that sponsor hasn’t he ![😲](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f632.svg) (@marrs\_jordan)