da realbet： Dimitri Payet did not leave West Ham United on the best of terms when he rejoined Marseille in January.
da mrbet： The Frenchman forced his way out of the club by refusing to play for Slaven Bilic’s side.
Payet, who in the 2015-16 season scored nine goals and registered 12 assists in 30 Premier League appearances, was shunned to the reserves before a deal with Marseille was struck.
The 30-year-old, who signed for the Premier League outfit in 2015, was arguably West Ham’s best player at the time, but his actions left a sour taste in the mouths of Bilic and the team.
The club’s co-chairman David Sullivan has opened up about his feelings on the fallout, and has claimed that he would have kept Payet at the club and let him rot.
In an interview with talkSPORT, Sullivan said:
“We knew Dimitri was flawed, and that’s why we got him for £10.5million. It was a fantastic buy, but we knew we bought a flawed individual and someone who could well go on strike – he had done it all before.
“That’s why he never reached his full potential as a player and why big clubs have steered clear of him. But, I’ve got to say he was a fantastic servant for the club. He gave us 18 wonderful months, particularly the first 12 months.
“Personally, I would have made him stick it out for six months and given him a hard time, but if the manger says he’s unsettling the whole camp, you’ve got to support the manager.”
Since the businessman’s quotes got aired, West Ham fans have had their say on Twitter, and there have been differing views.