Marseille confirm the signing Dimitri Payet from West Ham

Posted Monday, January 30, 2017 by squawka.com

Olympique Marseille have completed the signing of Dimitri Payet from West Ham United.

As announced by Marseille's official Twitter account, a deal has been agreed with United to resign the 29-year-old and he's set to be unveiled on Monday as he becomes Rudi Garcia's third signing of the winter transfer window following the arrivals of Patrice Evra and Morgan Sanson.

OFFICIAL | OM agree terms with @WestHamUtd to bring french international @dimpayet17 back to the club.#DimitriEstOlympien pic.twitter.com/fRSJNkIlML
— Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) 2017年1月29日

The France international returns for a second spell at Stade Velodrome having made 72 Ligue 1 appearances for the club between 2013 to 2015 before departing to join the east London outfit.

During his brief time in the Premier League, Payet quickly became a fan favourite among Hammers supporters, he scored nine goals and created a further 116 chances in 30 appearances last season.

After impressing for France at last summer's European Championships, Payet still played a key role for Slaven Bilic's side - creating more chances than any player in the entire division (72) - but made his intentions clear to leave the London Stadium earlier in the month.

Now he's got his wish and could be in line to make his second debut for Marseille as early as tomorrow night in the cup tie against Lyon, failing that he could feature in the Ligue 1 game with Metz on Friday.