Probably a day that will mark the memory of Olympique de Marseille fans. Indeed, on Friday, July 21, Dimitri Payet and Olympian President Pablo Longoria jointly announced the end of the adventure between the Reunion offensive midfielder and the Marseille club. A true club legend, the former Nantes player had a hard time keeping his emotions under control during the press conference. “It is not an easy moment. We held this press conference to announce that we have decided not to continue the adventure with Dimitri Payet”, The Spanish leader initiated the preamble. “There were discussions that lasted for weeks. We decided to part ways”continued in the comments reported by RMC Sportsbefore contacting Payet directly. “Dimitri, you are a very important part of this club, you have been an inspiration to many fans. We shared good times, but you helped the club even in difficult times (…) You gave a lot of joy to our fans and earned the respect of the football world”, Longoria continued. Now the ex-Olympian also spoke, his voice often broken with sobs.
“I want to keep playing football. I’m coming out of a very difficult season with very little playing time… It’s going to be tough… I just want to play, enjoy it again on the court”particularly assured. He explained that it was the club that wanted to end the cooperation. “This was not what was planned on my part. It took me some time trying to find the best solution and the best solution was to accept the club’s decision. We sat around a table and discussed many points”He continued before stating that he would return to OM at the end of his career and plans to hold a jubilee at the Vélodrome. “The people who matter” for him. As a result, he wanted to apologize to his teammates that he hadn’t reported recently. “I got a lot of messages but I couldn’t reply to anyone because I couldn’t speak. I apologize to them”, he finished. It is undoubtedly a holy page in the history of the Olympique de Marseille, which ended on July 21.
Dimitri Payet tearfully announces his separation from OM https://t.co/caNbhGkFdi pic.twitter.com/laPDTFjSBN
— TEAM (@team) 21 July 2023
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Source: Programme Television
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