Dimi Payet; the Epilogue

Lukerz

Latest rumoured offer is £27.2m, with £3m in add ons, according to the Times.

TwistandShout

IronHerb said:

Jinxed on KUMB saying Payet deal agreed.

Lets hope so.

Sky say the deal is miles away, other newspapers say fee still not agreed ;hmm

Ravel49

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Take it and move on

We've just lashed out 15m one more signing and we're done and dusted lovely

MunichHammer

billybondsbeard said:

Nearly £26m at todays E/R - with the money we'll save on wages to the summer, thats around £28million - Taxi for payet...

I don't think they should. That would simply mean that Payet and OM get what they wanted all along. OM should have to pay the 30m pounds we allegedly want. If we actually keep him until summer we will have to pay his wages but imho it would be a start at moving the power back to the players. In fact, play hardball then and Payet will have to think really hard about whether he rally wants to play in the world cup or not as I can't see tge French calling him up if he isn't playing.

The players have way too much power these days and I really think that with the Sky money the PL could work on taking power back.

Tomw85

Take the money, will should then be able to finally sort out the Hogan deal. For me swapping a want away Payet for Fonte, Snodgrass and Hogan is good business.

OldCastleSwift

I see your point Munich, and to an extent I agree, but if he stayed it would be like a cloud hanging over the club; a bad smell you just can't shift; like when you want to go to your local but you know your ex will be in there with her new boyfriend Tom who wears skinny jeans and loafers with no socks, even though it's January and he's too fat to be wearing skinny jeans anyway but because it's what all of the hipsters are wearing he thinks it's acceptable to walk around looking like Yosemite Sam.

So yeah, I say we cut our losses and sell.

SuzanneClaret

Yep, time to say 'deal'.

It's time he was gone..... gone for good.

NEoldiron

OCS, you're not talking from experience, are you ;biggrin

MunichHammer

OCS - If we sell him for less than what we have been advocating all season then it will send out a message to all other players. Come to West Ham, earn a fortune, leave any time you like. The World Cup should be so important to Dimi that he will do almost anything to be part of it. Clubs have so little power nowadays that I really think we should play hardball!

jay_in_cpt

I feel like if it's the case Dimi gets everything he wanted..
Saying that we are getting rid of a problem....
Pity that no other French team came in for him, but I'd be content on the deal just to get rid...

Pearces_Left_Foot

Sell for the good of the team we could get two three extra places in league which would cover the difference in money

IronHerb

But we don't know the intricacies of the deal such as add ons, sell on etc.
We won't be far short of £30m imo.

OldCastleSwift

Munich - so what's the alternative? If no-one bids £30m then we keep him for five years, paying him £100k a week for having a kick about with the U23s?

IronHerb

And in loafers too.....

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

I guess this is why Payet never really moved to a better club was that at his age he wouldn't have a huge resale value

Yes in new todays market £30mil is a rip off but he is turning 30 soon so is only going to get worse so selling him for £28mil may be best case for everyone even if I don't think Hogan + Snodgrass are worth one Payet but if he's not gonna play te we must make a bad situation as good as possible

SuzanneClaret

I am really pleased (if a little surprised) at the clubs stance to date.

"We don't want to sell him so if you want him you have to stump up 30mil".

Sticking to that must have been hard as clubs never really win anymore if a player wants out.

I'm proud of the DDs but are we now moving into the cut ya nose of to spite your face territory?

OldCastleSwift

Exactly that Suze ;ok There's principles, and I admire that, but I see no benefit if it ends up costing us £28m

Vorselaarhammer

What's 4 million among friends....

claretandbluesky

I think 30m was already at the bottom of our valuation and if we look at what we are being asked to pay for people then surely 30m for Payet is more than reasonable. It appears they have made him their marquee target so will not want to leave him behind so in my view hold your nerve Daves and get your 30m late on the final day.

Dodger58

So push back on Dimi and say, you put in a Transfer request so no cut for you and we'll agree. Otherwise you are stating put ...

The "loyalty bonus" still rankles ...

grey_til_I_dye

If we take below £30m, I hope the club stick in a punitive sell-on clause.

MunichHammer

If we take less than 30m pounds (certainly not euros) then I'd feel as if OM picked our pockets. They will probably feel delighted if they can get him for anything below 35m.

Tomw85

Munich, don't forget we only paid them 10m for him and we have got his best ever season out of him. If anyone has had their pockets picked it is OM.

OldCastleSwift

SSN reporting we've agreed a deal to sell him and he's on his way for a medical

SuzanneClaret

He better pass it.

MunichHammer

He's got a bad back, there's no way he will pass the medical. ;yercoat

SuzanneClaret

I'll venture that on his away across the Chanel it makes a miraculous recovery ;biggrin

Yeoldhammer

I guess this will signal the Hogan deal to be completed after. Probably a Deadlineday thing for the drama the Daves like.

SuzanneClaret

Rav and his yellow tie ;wahoo