West Ham United star midfielder Dimitri Payet is expected to snub interest from top European clubs, including Real Madrid, in order to extend his stay with the Hammers, according to coach Slaven Bilic. The West Ham boss revealed this in his editorial for the Daily Mail on Thursday. In the article published on the Daily Mail website, he wrote:
''As a club manager, when you have a player involved there is added interest and there is no doubt Dimitri Payet has been one of the stars of the tournament.
''I understand that with his success, all the speculation about his future will follow. I have even seen one report suggesting I don’t want him to do well in case it leads to him leaving West Ham. That is not right. I want him to play great. I want him to score a hat-trick and another hat-trick in the final.''
Dimitri Payet's stats at #EURO2016
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5 games
21 chances created
15 take-ons
3 goals
2 assists
The superstar celebrates one of his goals for West Ham United in the Premier League last season
He added:
''I know then that the giant clubs will come but I would love him to stay at West Ham. We have texted each other over the last three weeks and he is happy at the club. He is our player.
''The great thing for him is that he has maintained his high level of performance, which is really difficult when you play at the top level.''
Payet has become a trademark name this season both in the Premier League and the European Championship in France. The 29-year-old has already scored three goals and provided two assists in five matches played at the Euros for his home country France. Following his impressive performance both in England and France, the former Lille and Marseille man has attracted interest from Los Blancos in Spain but coach Bilic does not expect him to leave.
Payet celebrates one of his goals for France in the ongoing Euro 2016
He is expected to guide Les Bleus against Die Mannchaft later today in the semi-finals of the European Championship. Didier Deschamps men will be hoping to win this tournament at home for the first time since 1984 when they won it as hosts.
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