Dimi Payet; the Epilogue

OldCastleSwift

Haven't seen much of him, but our chairmen keep talking about this Mark Key striker, so they must be keen

MrsGrey

He can unlock defences.

OK, OK ....

;yercoat

IronHerb

According to the web he imports Lada's ;lol

Moojor

Hammerex said:

Not very likely to happen, but imagine England manage to get into the Euro
final, and France is the opposition.
Now, be honest with yourselves, there are two possible outcomes to this scenario
a) Rooney scores the winning goal for England, or
b) Payet scores the winning goal for France.

B for me. I have zero interest in England in the Euro's. I honestly think this in the first time in my football supporting life time, i have no interest at all, in how England do.

NEoldiron

Moojor, strangely that's exactly how I feel, although the feeling might pass if I start watching the game ;hmm
I did however persuade the wife to let me watch the France game - she just went to bed ;lol

Expat_Hammer

At least with France you get to see one of our own on parade ;thumbsup

SuzanneClaret

Ravel49

West Ham fear Dimitri Payet's starring role at Euro 2016 will make it impossible to hold on to their key player, with Chelsea and Real Madrid circling.

alderz

It's not impossible though, is it?

CHELSEA: we want dimi
US: no
CHELSEA: we'll give you all the money
US: no

Lukerz

The problem is the owners will look like a laughing stock if they sell Dimi this summer after all their spiel about taking us to the next level through the Olympic Stadium move.

You couldn't kick off a new era for the club in a more negative way than by selling Payet.

baracks_a_hammer

Payet would need to think carefully about going to somewhere like Real in any case - it doesn't always end in roses - he might not end up playing regularly or might be shunted out of position. If he stays at West Ham he will remain a true icon and be revered by all in the prem (not only West Ham fans).

look what had happened to the 2014 WC golden boy James Rodriguez - you barely hear about him now

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

alderz said:

It's not impossible though, is it?

CHELSEA: we want dimi
US: no
CHELSEA: we'll give you all the money
US: no

This isn't really the issue, though. It's when the player wants to leave, starts sulking, when it is made clear he will negatively effect the dressing-room. Even if that's via agent suggestion, it begins to make it easier for the club to sell. The owners can say he really wanted to leave even if it isn't the complete truth and come out fairly blameless and much richer.

Lukerz

Payet doesn't strike me as the sort to sulk. Remember he even stated he didn't want to leave Marseille to join West Ham because he loved it at his former club.

We will get bids for him. No doubt. Real is an obvious one as he's a crowd-pleaser and shirt-seller, and obviously their gaffer is Zidane with the French connection.

It's down to the Dave's to resist. Like Everton did with John Stones last summer. Much easier to accept £50m than to decline it.

Lukerz

Payet is pivotal in taking us to the next level. We'd have a global, current star in our side as we KO in the new 60,000 stadium. He'd be the face of WHU on and off the pitch, would attract players and would help push us towards the top four.

We have to keep.

baracks_a_hammer

Luke is right ;hmm

I don't think Dimi will be engineering a method to leave and going into a strop - it is all down the the Dave's

They should consider taking the dosh at their peril - we will almost certainly regress if they do.

Liverpool cashed in on Suarez (who admittedly wanted to go), however where are they now?

NEoldiron

Luke, a nice piece of alliteration, "PAYET is PIVOTaI", I like that ;clap

alderz

Jorderz

Nothing has happened to suggest he wants to leave though. So as it stands it is that simple

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I'm not saying no Payet has to sulk, only that it has to be engineered by the owners and agents that he desperately wants to move and will have a negative impact, and it makes it much easier for everybody.

Payet could privately suggest he wants to move to Real and allow for this to be blown into full-scale striking by agents/owners, and it allows for them to sell and Payet to leave and the owners coming out of it quite well.

Swissiron

Marquee Striker = what we can get for Enner Striker

SuzanneClaret

Dimi is a hammer.

grey_til_I_dye

Diddy D's answerphone message:

We've got Payet
We're keeping Payet
You're not getting Payet
Pass it on

Pearces_Left_Foot

His agent said he was happy and appreciated what West Ham have done for him plus he clearly had alot off affection for Slav . He is 29 stick a 60 million price tag on him then any club will have no resale value . I think he is going to stay

grey_til_I_dye

Pearce's

Think the club's stance is stronger; they are refusing to put any price on him.

If we're not selling him then numbers are irrelevant.

TwistandShout

Considering Lyon want £40m for this Lacazette guy (who didn't even make the squad) I'd want a lot more for Dimi should we have to sell him

Hammerex

In this world everything has a price.

TwistandShout

Agree Jorderz, if Payet wants to go he will.

grey_til_I_dye

Didn't Stones want to leave Everton?

Didn't Berahino want to leave WBA?

It isn't all in the hands of the players, and the fact we have him on such a long contract puts us in the box seat in terms of decision making.

baracks_a_hammer

Grey us right - you don't put any price on him - the message becomes clear - time to move on, nothing to see here...

buffybegood

Yes, you're right grey, but both Stones and Berahino had very disappointing seasons after being refused a move they clearly wanted last summer.

buffybegood

Double post