Dimitri Payet to the aid of Caen and Mbappé?

Playoff in Ligue 2, SM Caen has no right to miss out during the second part of the season if the club which now belongs to Kylian Mbappé wants to get through it. Payet's name is mentioned to strengthen the Lower Normandy club.

While Malherbe will try to end his 2024 year well this Sunday in the Coupe de France in Guingamp, the first half of the championship is enough to give Caen supporters and the club's new boss, Kylian Mbappé, a cold sweat. Indeed, the team led by Nicolas Seube continues to sink in the rankings, and after yet another defeat at Dunkirk, the SMC is now tied on points with Ajaccio, 17th and relegated. While tension is growing among the Lower Normandy club, a rumor has arrived from Brazil and it is causing astonishment. Indeed, according to a journalist close to Vasco de Fama, Dimitri Payet could arrive at the Stade Malherbe in Caen for the second part of the season.

João Van Boysen, the journalist in question, explains that the former OM player will be at the end of his contract next June, but that the managers of Vasco da Gama are already ready to let him go. Aged 37, the attacking midfielder would also be in contact with one of his former clubs, AS Saint-Etienne, but also Major League Soccer teams. For the moment, all this still seems quite nebulous, even if the Stade Malherbe de Caen will inevitably need reinforcements during the winter transfer window. Dimitri Payet would obviously be a good pick, but this has yet to materialize, while according to Ouest-France, the Normandy leaders had to quickly formalize the arrival of Reda Hammache (Red Star) to the position of sports director.