It's great to continue to put Payet into the lives of the people of Marseille.
For a little over a year, Dimitri Payet is enjoying a romantic end to his career on the other side of the globe at Vasco da Gama, in Brazil. However, the adventure is not easy for the former Blue, who is battling with his club in the middle of the Brazilian championship rankings (11e). Interviewed remotely on the set of L'Équipe TV, the attacking midfielder spoke about his new life with the Rio de Janeiro club. “I have the impression of not having left Marseille as the supporters are so extreme, in both positivity and negativity, declared the former Lille player. We are never calm. This is what also allows me to push myself to be better. Supporters don't give anyone a gift. They have had players like Romário, such as Pelé in history (sic)which set the bar even higher. »
“There is something signed »
Asked about his departure from OM, which he claims to still follow assiduously, Payet detailed how he experienced his last exercise in Ligue 1 in 2022-2023. « My last season in Marseille was difficult personally, because my first wish was to play. But I did what a captain should do: think of others before himself. I took care of everyone, took care of any problems there might be in the locker room, that kind of thing. It was a different role, but I enjoyed it. » The man who had already returned to the Marseille city in 2017 after a stint of a year and a half at West Ham declared that he would return to the club one day, without giving details on the position he could occupy there.r. « Aith Marseille, it’s very clear: something has been signed! There will be a return to the club. We will discuss it in more detail about why, where, how. I want to help, be useful and continue to grow OM. »
It may still not be Drogba, but it will still be really nice the day it happens.
Dimitri Payet on OM: “The wound will never close”
