2023-08-13 17:08:50
Dismissed by OM, Dimitri Payet found a club that wanted him and let him know. “Our number 10 is coming! Payet signed a pre-contract with Vasco. He will arrive in Rio in the coming days to pass the medical examinations and sign the final contract, ”explained the penultimate of the Brazilian championship on social networks.
The duration of the future contract has not been specified, but local media estimate that it could extend until 2025. At the end of July, OM president Pablo Longoria released Dimitri Payet, 36, from his last year of contract, and also ensured him a retraining within the club, where he is very appreciated by the supporters.
During this announcement, the former Marseille captain appeared moved to tears alongside the Spanish leader, explaining that he wanted to “continue to play football”, after “a very difficult season, with little playing time”.
Out of loyalty to the Marseille club, the Reunionese would have declined any offer from Ligue 1, but also seemed to have touches in Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
But the rest will therefore be written at 10,000 km from the Vélodrome stadium. The French midfielder will wear number 10 in the country of “King” Pelé, where Vasco supporters await him like the messiah, within a formation that has been yo-yoing between the first and second division in recent years.
On Saturday evening, Romario’s training club had already practically confirmed the rumors circulating in the press, with the message “Do you already speak French? published on the networks in the language of Molière. Payet, who has eight goals in 38 caps with the Blues, had particularly marked the spirits during Euro 2016, with in particular a superb goal against Romania.
At OM, he played eight and a half seasons, from 2013 to 2015, then from 2017 to 2023, for 326 matches, 78 goals and 95 assists, but did not win a single trophy.
During his career in L1 under the jerseys of Marseille, Lille, Saint-Etienne and Nantes, Payet will have played 492 matches and scored 103 goals, according to the Professional Football League (LFP). During a London break at West Ham (2015-2017), he wore the Hammers jersey 49 times and scored 11 goals.
Many star players have worn the white jersey crossed out with a wide black band: Romario, Bebeto, Vava, Sonny Anderson, Dunga, Juninho, Philippe Coutinho and even Nene.
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