adminLONDON. — West Ham fear Dimitri Payet may become impossible to hold onto if he continues to light up Euro 2016 soccer finals. The Hammers have no desire to cash in on their brilliant attacking midfielder leave and have refused to give his admirers even a sniff of encouragement by putting a valuation on his head. But that hasn’t stopped their concerns increasing that Europe’s big guns will still try and test their resolve should Payet maintain his sparkling form.
Payet has been the player of the tournament so far, further enhancing his reputation after a stunning debut season in the English Premier League. The 29 year-old has shone and scored in both of France’s games at the Euros to help them book their place in the knockout stages.
Chelsea are monitoring Payet’s situation but it is the interest of Spanish giants Real Madrid that is likely to cause more alarm for Hammers chiefs. Madrid boss and France legend Zinedine Zidane is a huge fan of his countryman Payet and after a creative midfielder. And sources close to Real Madrid have described a move for Payet as a “typical” type of deal Madrid president Florentino Perez would like to pull off.
Perez — the man behind Madrid’s Galacticos policy of making marquee, big-money signings every summer – pushed for the £71million signing of James Rodriguez after he emerged as one of the stars of the tournament from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Payet joined West Ham last summer for £10.7million from Marseille and was such an instant hit that he was rewarded with a new five-and-a-half year, £125 000 deal in February. — The Mirror.
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