West Ham to sell Payet to Marseille

France international Dimitri Payet’s long drawn out transfer saga ended as Premier League side West Ham agreed to sell him to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for a reported £25million (29.3m euros, $31.3m) © AFP/File / Lindsey parnaby

LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 29 – France international Dimitri Payet’s long drawn out transfer saga ended on Sunday as Premier League side West Ham agreed to sell him to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for a reported Sh3.3bn (£25million).

The 29-year-old — who starred for the Hammers last season scoring 12 goals — had effectively gone on strike at the beginning of the month.

He said he would not play for the club again and his and his wife’s priority was a return to France and his former club.

However, having turned down two earlier bids — rumoured to be £19m and £20m — West Ham changed their tune with the higher offer and also having signed Scotland international Robert Snodgrass from Hull.

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