da gbg bet： Dimitri Payet is a wonderful footballer.
da 888： His game-winning strike in the opening game of the European Championships just supports this viewpoint further. His stellar season with West Ham saw him rewarded with the admiration of East London and, despite an injury lay-off, produced some pretty impressive numbers.
Payet is a gifted footballer, a two-footed menace who can twist defenders inside out and score goals that belong in highlight reels. The quality of West Ham’s star cannot be questioned, he is a class act, a creative spark and a productive winger when required. The Hammers are probably concerned about their chances of keeping hold of a player who so clearly deserves to be playing in the top echelons of European football.
The big clubs will be sniffing around like a pack of bandwagon-jumping hyenas and you can almost see the cartooned dollar signs in the eyes of the two Davids already.
However, it is not that simple.
At 29, Dimitri Payet is either a sensational late bloomer, or he only has two, maybe three, years left at the pinnacle of his game. There is a feeling of crest of a wave about Payet at the moment, like the hysteria that has surrounded so many players.
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Of course, this will only be amplified by the infamous tournament factor, tournament success for a player can make their career, it throws them into the spotlight that they may never have quite experienced before. Payet, for this very reason, could be a spectacular sale for the Irons this summer.
Real Madrid are the most likely to offload with a vulgar amount of money, you’d expect, and that could be such a fee that the London club simply cannot turn down.
This would not be a bad thing for West Ham. Money makes football tick now more than ever and their recent transfer policy would suggest they could reinvest this very well.
Any club considering a bid for Payet must firstly consider his age. One big injury can ruin any player, but as a player nears thirty this risk becomes infinitely more damning. Also, his role for France is one that many Champions League sides could not afford him. Payet is unlikely to move to any big European club and become a regular starter, rather his versatility will be a welcome option from the bench to play at 10 or on either wing.
Also, other than his 2012/13 season with Lille, last season with West Ham was the outlier. Payet’s jaw-dropping free kicks inspire people, they make everyone take notice, but they are, in their own odd way, an anomaly.
This is a welcome addition to a player’s game, but it is not the sort of staple that justifies the sort of fee that West Ham would demand this summer. Could Payet be a genuine late bloomer? Or is he just in a spectacular purple patch that will quickly fade?
The difficulty is, the talent has always been there. The dazzling dribbling, the eye-catching flicks and defence-splitting passes have always been there, it is just the regularity and effectiveness of these golden moments that really dictates his impact. Nine goals and 12 assists in 30 league appearances is rather splendid and all, but, for the sort of money West Ham would quote, it would be a spectacular risk and a monumental waste this summer.
As the main man Payet has found his best form, as most players do. Any European super club will not build around Payet at this stage in his career and there are plenty of players who are as productive – or nearly – available this summer.
A magnificent footballer, a great entertainer, but value for money? No, not at all.
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