Loudly pushed to the bench by Igor Tudor, Dimitri Payet is taking advantage of the departure of the Croatian coach and does not intend to move this summer. Pablo Longoria, however, does not have a short memory.
At 36 and with a sideline for most of the season, Dimitri Payet has certainly not lived well in recent months at OM. The “Marseillais for life” is however not impressed, he who is under contract until June 2024 with a conversion to gold at the key. His desire to play at the highest level is still there, and the startling departure of Igor Tudor must not have bothered him too much. What give him hope to find playing time next season? This seems to be the case, says L’Equipe, which points out that Dimitri Payet met Pablo Longoria at the end of last week.
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The idea of a departure was ruled out, despite courtiers in Greece, Turkey or the Gulf countries. The Reunionese feels good in Marseille and does not intend to move. According to the sports daily, he was clearly stung in his pride by his low playing time when he was convinced he could bring more to the team. Inevitably, at his age, long stays on the sidelines prevented him from showing up in rhythm and in good shape during his rare appearances, which generated great frustration.
Longoria marked by the attitude of Payet
In any case, number 10 is convinced that he can still reverse the trend and thus afford a full last season at OM. And if Pablo Longoria was not hoping for a resounding transfer, the idea of seeing him go elsewhere for a season is currently to be forgotten. Once again, everything could change in a few days when the Provençal club will have found its future coach. But Pablo Longoria could also have a say in the end, he who has a stubborn grudge and does not forget the training session which caused Dimitri Payet to be sidelined before the match against Lille last month. . The attitude of the playmaker would have been deplorable, dragging his feet to train and sending a very bad message for a team captain, even if it was mainly coach Igor Tudor who was targeted.
