3 reasons why Dimitri Payet wants to quit West Ham

Good enough to play at higher level

It’s clear from his first season in England, and his subsequent efforts for France at Euro 2016, that Payet is good enough to play for a Champions League team.

The 29-year-old scored nine goals and laid on 12 assists in helping the Hammers to a seventh place finish in the Premier League last season, which was form that earned him a place in the PFA Team of the Year, and indeed the West Ham Player of the Year award.

His 12 goals in all competitions meant he was the club’s highest scorer last season, and it was clear from his consistently impressive displays that he was good enough for a top European club – Real Madrid wouldn’t have been linked with him if he wasn’t.

Three goals for France at the European Championships last summer underpinned his ability and, given West Ham’s struggles so far this season, it’s hardly a surprise that he wants to move elsewhere.

He knows, or certainly feels, that he’s better than the 13th place side in the Premier League.