Payet has been a massive hit on his cameo performances against Peterborough United and Norwich City in pre-season friendlies but the first acid test is set to come against FC Astra in tonight’s Europa Cup clash.
And the manager will almost certainly have a very special eye on the Frenchman declaring: “He is going to make every player better than they actually are. He’s got everything.
“He’s not only a great player, he’s a professional and is a good lad. He’s the kind of player I thought we really needed and the chairman did a great job to get him.
Slav told the official site: “He’s doing really well at the moment. It may go a bit up and down. But we’re going to help him and he’s going to help us.”