Dimitri Payet 'does not want to play for West Ham', says Slaven Bilic By Jefferson Lake
Last Updated: 12/01/17 11:44am
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Dimitri Payet does not want to play for the club, but adds the France international midfielder will not be sold. Hammers boss Bilic confirmed the news at his Thursday morning media conference.
"We have said we don't want to sell our best players but Dimitri Payet does not want to play for us," he said. "We are not going to sell him."I spoke to the chairman and this is not a money issue. We gave him a long contract because we want him to stay. "He is refusing to play for us. I have a team to manage. He's probably been tapped up. Until he changes his attitude and shows the commitment the club have shown him he is out of the team."We had a conversation a couple of days ago but this began 10 days or so ago when the window opens."I feel angry. We gave him everything. I feel let down, angry, disappointed. I understand the players now are being tapped up. The team gave him everything." Payet has become a crucial player for the Hammers since his transfer from Marseille two-and-a-half years ago and has scored five goals in 22 appearances so far this season.
He burst onto the scene last year and quickly established a reputation as a scorer of outstanding goals, especially from free-kicks, as he notched 12 times in his first campaign in English football.
Those performances were enough to secure him a place in France's squad for Euro 2016, at which he scored another three goals as the host nation progressed to the final.
Last month, he was linked with a move to Arsenal and admitted he could "have fun" playing in the Gunners' side, but insisted his focus was on the Hammers.
"I read that Wenger considers me the missing piece of the Arsenal's game, but he's never told me that!" Payet told RMC on December 19.
"We conceded five or six at home against them. When you see them playing, as a technical player, you could only have fun in that team. They're candidates for the title every year.
"The situation at the club affects me, but I'm an ambitious person. I'm in a fight with my club and I'm giving everything for them, to get out of this difficult situation, but I'm not closing the door to anything.
"I miss the Champions League... I've got some great years ahead of me and I want to enjoy them by playing in important competitions."
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