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Hammers ‘no get-outs’ Payet deal

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payet_signing_726West Ham have been quick in reacting to Paul Merson’s knee jerk ‘Payet will be at another club next season” outburst.

The former Arsenal player, in congratulating whoever was responsible for snapping up the Frenchman, told the Daily Star he couldn’t believe Payet would still be at West Ham next season.

However, this afternoon a top Hammers source told ClaretandHugh: “It’s very nice to hear all these compliments and Merson even likened him to Mezut Ozil but it’s a cast iron fact that Dimi is going absolutely nowhere.

“We always knew when we were negotiating that this is a top, top player and we made sure that we met his demands but insisted on a watertight contract .

“There are no clauses which can be triggered if a certain figure is offered. It’s a no get outs contract.”

The player is also – at 29 – at a stage of his life where there would be little sell-on value to be had by any buying club and even were a £20 million offer to emerge it wouldn’t be enough.

Our source declared: “David Sullivan explained when he was signed that were he six years younger he’d be a £40-£50 million player but not at this age and he’s worth a lot more to this club than £20 million.

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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3 comments

  • bubs says:

    Thought Merson had got over his problems ?
    But somethings never change,where would he go,Wenger won’t break his pay code and we would nor sell for nada, Chelski are dropping below us in London once we move into our new ground,we don’t sell to the Spuds quote the Daves,,
    Any other club out side London is a backward move,
    PSG the only club that could attract him in my opinion and we don’t want to sell

  • exsoulie says:

    The payet song has been pinched by stoke fans.

    • johnboy says:

      Shrek is just being shrek ! Ugly and full of envy of our great club !
      The okycokey boy is just trying to unsettle us !! Like Liverpool they are shi££ing themselves as to where we are going !!

      Exsoulie it was the arsenal singing about ozil !! See they are watching our every move!
      Sad little muppets …keep looking over you’re shoulder gooners , were coming !!!!
      We got dimi !!!

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