Marseille have failed
to reach an agreement with West Ham
over a deal for wantaway midfielder Dimitri
Payet following talks on Monday. Sources understand West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan has rejected an improved
second bid worth around £20m from the Ligue 1 side and is refusing to be
bullied into a quick sale, with no financial need to sell the 29-year-old.
Marseille's
president Jacques-Henri Eyraud held
high-level discussions with West Ham officials in London in a bid to secure a
deal for Payet, who played at Marseille for two seasons before joining the
Hammers in the summer of 2015.
Payet, who
has turned down numerous offers from clubs in England and China, wants to leave
West Ham and return to Marseille due to family reasons. Sources understand
Payet will also take a 30 per cent pay cut if a move to Marseille does go
through. West Ham will not consider an offer of less than £30m for Payet,
having turned down a £19.1m bid for the France international from Marseille
last week.
Payet informed Bilic
of his desire to leave the club last week and was not included in the matchday
squad for Saturday’s 3-0 victory
over Crystal Palace. He is not
training with the first-team squad and will continue to work with the
under-23s.
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