Posted on 12 November 2021 at 3:45 am by AM In 2015, Dimitri Payet left OM to join West Ham, his first experience abroad. But he nevertheless reveals that he would have preferred never to join the Hammers. In 2015, after two plain seasons, Dimitri Payet left OM who needs cash, and commits to West Ham which pays 15M € to recruit him. The French international will have time to shine in the Premier League but will eventually return to Marseille a year and a half later. New owner of the OM , Frank McCourt does not hesitate to drop 30M € to make him the first flagship recruit of his project. Asked about his choice to leave OM , Dimitri Payet admits that he would have liked it to happen differently. “If I decided to join West Ham? Decided, no. I think it was a default choice, but a choice that I take full responsibility for. Afterwards, yes, I discovered England and yes, I had a great time because it is a league which is made for football. My adaptation? It took about a fortnight to three weeks to get into practice, not even in a game. I arrived in a group where there was quality and in terms of physical commitment to training, I was very surprised. It took me a while to get into it, ”he says in a live Twitch. 
“It was a default choice”
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