Before leaving Marseille for Brazil, where he will sign for Vasco da Gama, Dimitri Payet explained that it was a “choice of football and not money”.
This is the start of a great adventure for Dimitri Payet, at 36. Terminated by OM, the former French international opted for Brazil and left Marseille on Tuesday to join Rio de Janeiro to sign with CR Vasco da Gama. Contacted by RMC, the Reunionese explains that he sought “ a challenge as exciting and thrilling as with OM “. It will be served in the land of samba and especially futebol.
” People who know me now know that money hasn’t been a priority for me for a long time. I think it’s good to have some, you shouldn’t spit in the soup either, but I think that’s why I was so happy here because there was this love. And that’s why I made this choice too. It’s the choice of football and not money “, Launches the playmaker, who refused Saudi Arabia unlike many players at the end of their career.
The supporters of the Camisas negras, penultimate of the Brasileiro, have planned a “ historic and unforgettable welcome » for a Payet who caused a sensation during his career with sublime goals scored with OM, West Ham and the French team.
