Ex-france And West Ham Midfielder Payet Retires

Former France and West Ham attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet has retired, astatine nan property of 38.

Payet joined nan Hammers from Marseille for £10.7m successful June 2015 earlier he rejoined nan French nine successful January 2017 for £25m.

He scored 15 goals, external successful 60 games arsenic he became a fans favourite astatine West Ham but left against nan club's wishes to "return to his roots".

Payet won 38 caps for France and helped them scope nan last of Euro 2016, which his state mislaid to Portugal.

He announced his status during a half-time question and reply successful nan lucifer betwixt Marseille and Lille connected Sunday.

"I want to return 2 minutes to convey everybody, to convey each those who shared these 20 years pinch me. It was thing exceptional," said Reunion-born Payet.

"I travel from an land and my dream was to go a professional. I made it and did it for 20 years astatine nan highest level.

"I managed to play for nan nationalist squad, and coming is nan extremity of a beautiful journey."

Payet besides played for Nantes, St-Etienne, Lille and Brazilian broadside Vasco da Gama, who he near past summertime and were nan last nine of his career.