Dimitri Payet is too expensive for Vasco da Gama, who will ask him to lower his salary to extend his contract. In the event of a clash, ASSE could emerge from the shadows.
What if the owners of AS Saint-Etienne carried out a huge folly to allow the Greens to regain some of their luster, and above all to offer themselves a second part of the season that was quieter than the first? The winter transfer window is intended to be ambitious, and some pieces are being put in place for the potential arrival of Dimitri Payet in Forez. Or rather a return. However, caution is required as the conditions will be complicated to meet. But in recent days, during the Brazilian championship break, the first clues in this direction have been revealed.
Payet, Vasco da Gama can no longer follow
The Brazilian press, and in particular the Placar media, revealed that Vasco da Gama was going to discuss his future with Dimitri Payet. The first objective is to extend the French playmaker, in order to smooth his salary which has become too important for the Rio de Janeiro club. The 37-year-old, who had already made a big effort to sign in Brazil, is at the end of his contract in June. And according to information from the YouTube channel specializing in Vasco, “Atenção, Vascaínos”, if the Reunionese was not satisfied with the proposals of the 10th in the last championship, he could negotiate a departure as early as January in breach of contract mode. . The channel announces that Payet was then considering a return to Europe if he does not hang up his boots, and that a French club could well try to revive him.
Despite its notable stint at OM, it would not be the Marseille team that has moved on. On the other hand, the rumor of interest from ASSE had already been revealed by a Brazilian journalist at the end of 2024. And Loïc Perrin greatly appreciates his former teammate, to the point of exploring the possibility of this surprise deal if the discussions with Vasco failed. This could be a major blow, but only feasible at the end of January, because Payet and the Rio de Janeiro club have not yet started negotiations for this cheap extension.
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