Posted November 11, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. by GdSS
A true locomotive for OM this season, Dimitri Payet is the most effective element in Jorge Sampaoli's roster. And good news for the Argentine technician: his number 10 clearly does not intend to look elsewhere by the end of his career…
While he remains to this day the rookie the most expensive in the history of OM after being repatriated for 30M € in January 2017 from West Ham , almost at the dawn of the era McCourt , Dimitri Payet (34) is the fit man of the moment in Marseille. The French international has recorded 6 goals and 4 assists in Ligue 1 since the start of the season (10 appearances), thus managing to overcome the shortcomings noted with the long absence of Arkadiusz Milik or even the departure of Florian Thauvin during the last summer transfer window . But on the strength of this excellent shape, is Payet guaranteed to stay a long time at OM , where his contract runs until June 2024?
“I know I'll finish here”
Asked during a live Twitch with OM, Dimitri Payet spoke very clearly about his future at the club: “The day I am no longer happy is the day I stop. (…) I know that I will end here. (…) It's not tomorrow that I'm going to stop. I like to play here. I will do whatever it takes to play as much as possible ”, first confided Payet , who has for his post-career a retraining offer from the management of the 'OM : “I want to stay close to the club and help it grow even more. But I didn't ask myself questions about my role. I'm not there yet. I am still a player. I will play my role until the end, ”continues the French international, who has not yet defined his future role once he has hung up his crampons with OM .
There was never any question of leaving
In this same interview, Dimitri Payet clearly indicated that he never had to leave the ' OM during the last summer transfer window by reaffirming very clearly his desire to wear the Marseille colors until the end of his career: “Tempted by a new challenge before the start of this season? No. The new challenge was there. It's been 4 years since he started. There will be no other. There will be no new challenge. I will be Marseillais for life ”. Jorge Sampaoli can therefore be reassured: the Payet locomotive is not about to look elsewhere …