Dimitri Payet is AXED from training with West Ham after bust-up with Slaven Bilic as he demands to leave
Slaven Bilic confirmed in a press conference this morning that the French midfielder wants a move away from the club
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WEST HAM'S wantaway midfielder Dimitri Payet has been banned from training after demanding a move from the Premier League side.
During a press conference ahead of this Saturday's game against Crystal Palace, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic made the shocking announcement that the Frenchman is refusing to play for the club.
And the Croatian boss has revealed Payet will not only be dropped from the squad, but will not train with the other players.
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The rest of the Hammers squad were training as normal today at Rush Green, without their influential French playmaker.
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Bilic said: “I have a team to manage and he has probably been tapped up by some clubs, or whatever, which is usual in this part of the year, in the transfer window.
"Anyway, until he changes his attitude, he is out of the team. He isn’t going to train with us."
Bilic then revealed Payet's behaviour had left him "angry".
He added: "This team, the staff, we gave him everything, we were always there for him. I feel let down. I feel angry.
“We aren’t going to sell him, not whatsoever. It’s not a money issue or anything.
"We want to keep our best players and I expect from him to come back and to show commitment and determination to the team like the team has shown to him.”
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It was only in February that he signed a new deal that made him the best-paid player in their history on £125,000 a week.
The Frenchman starred last season but has not been the same player since and looks set for the London Stadium exit – although it may not be this month as claims emerge he wants to return to France for family reasons.
As a result, a front runner for his signature could be former club Marseille of Ligue 1, who have been been rumoured to be lining up an ambitious £30m bid for the their former star.
