Dimi Payet; the Epilogue

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

TwistAndShout said:

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Imagine when we sell Payet for £80m, spending £30m of that on Christian Benteke won't seem so bad.

If we spend 30m on Benteke I'm rioting

Daves you know what to do

SuzanneClaret

TwistAndShout said:

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Imagine when we sell Payet for £80m, spending £30m of that on Christian Benteke won't seem so bad.

If we spend 30m on Benteke I'm rioting

Would you like some company?

MunichHammer

Payet is one player I would not mind scoring a hattrick in a WC final. If Geoff Hurst has to share that record, it ought to be someone special (and a hammer).

Hammerwombat

In a few weeks, we move into a 60k seat stadium, we have just had a really fun and interesting season. Got a great manager, and a squad that will be improved over the summer. Dimi don't seem to be a guy motivated by money, but more motivated by playing great football and enjoying his chosen sport. Have a read of his past interviews to get an insight to what a 29 year old footballer who has been a bit erratic, finds his mojo. He's got the best fans in the world loving him, and slaven thinks he's the second coming. The clubs owners have said he's staying.
I'm looking forward to seeing him duffing up keepers in the prem next season, wearing our new kit.

Ravel49

West Ham are bracing themselves for a bid from Real Madrid for Dimitri Payet in the wake of Euro 2016 - he has scored goals in both of France's games so far.

Ravel49

I sense I could be doing this EVERYDAY

grey_til_I_dye

Romaine

The 'journos' certainly will.

Why would the club be 'bracing' themselves?

Here's how that conversation goes:

(Diddy D's phone rings)

- Hello, David Sullivan speaking.

- Hi, this is Real Madrid. We'd like to buy Payet.

- No. Goodbye.

- Wait, wait, you haven't heard our offer. Hello? Hello? I think he hung up.

IronHerb

But it won't necessarily go like that Grey.

- Hello, David Sullivan speaking.

- Hi, this is Real Madrid. We'd like to buy Payet.

- No. Goodbye. Oh hang on. Out of interest how much?

- That much?

- I'll let you know.

grey_til_I_dye

Herb

Yeah, it will. ;wink

grey_til_I_dye

“I’m so pleased he is playing so well. As for the future, Dimitri has five years left on his contract. There is no buy-out [clause] and we are building a team around him.”

Lukerz

For me, money for Payet is like the old points on the board v games in hand argument. Having points in the bag is a better position to be in, IMO, than playing catch-up with midweek gams, knowing you 'might' overtake the opposition should you collect enough points.

I would much rather have Payet in our squad over any amount of money offered because, as seen with Spurs and Liverpool, you can sell a star player for silly money, and chances are you will still be a worse side even if you reinvest all the cash in new players.

We, as fans, do not benefit from his sale. The club and board do, financially, but that money does not come to us and then it is a complete unknown whether that money is widely invested.

Ravel49

But maybe the managers want to cash in

Spend some time on the beach

And who can blame them

Lolololol

;beer

Ravel49

One thing I have noticed is that on all of his IG posts he always tags West Ham.

Not some one who is looking for a move ;ok

At the moment

Swissiron

So will I, like this, because its in Switzerland,

MrsGrey

;lol

IronHerb

;lol

SuzanneClaret

;lol

SuzanneClaret

Dimi is a hammer.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

For me, money for Payet is like the old points on the board v games in hand argument. Having points in the bag is a better position to be in, IMO, than playing catch-up with midweek gams, knowing you 'might' overtake the opposition should you collect enough points.

I would much rather have Payet in our squad over any amount of money offered because, as seen with Spurs and Liverpool, you can sell a star player for silly money, and chances are you will still be a worse side even if you reinvest all the cash in new players.

We, as fans, do not benefit from his sale. The club and board do, financially, but that money does not come to us and then it is a complete unknown whether that money is widely invested.

Yes.....

But there is a flip side

We turn down 50-60m and he doesn't continue the form of the last 12 months for some reason or has an injury. Then he is never worth that money again

Not saying that will happen and I very much doubt it will but

#justsaying

grey_til_I_dye

A Payet in the hand is worth 4 or 5 possibles in the future.

As others have said, Spurs and Liverpool are clear examples of failing to use 'windfall' money effectively.

IronHerb

Good tweet -

Whoever wants to buy Dimitri Payet must contact me through email: [email protected]

simonc

Spurs are looking pretty good right now, everyone has a price and he is 29 so 60 mill would be very tempting,its a business after all

Ravel49

No payer leaving rumours from either sky paper talk or bbc gossip column today ;nonono

Expat_Hammer

simonc said:

Spurs are looking pretty good right now, everyone has a price and he is 29 so 60 mill would be very tempting,its a business after all

Naaaaaaah, Levy would never buy a player without potential sell on value

baracks_a_hammer

Expat

I don't think Simonc is saying Spurs would buy him - I think he is saying Spurs are in a good place now having cashed in on their prized asset

Expat_Hammer

Oh, OK ;ok

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Spurs are in a good place because they made smart shrewd signings after the season the Bale windfall had largely underwhelmed

They went back to basics and picked up Dier and Ali for a combined sum of less than £10 mil and now both are in the spine of the team

Got to also be said Tottenham had/have a far superior squad who had been among the top 4 the last few seasons so had a better base then us to cope with losing Bale

Dodger58

When did we lose Bale ;wink

SuzanneClaret

Dimi is a hammer.

Hammerex

You can say he is Our Club Hammer.