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Michail Antonio makes is clear that he wished West Ham didn’t sell ‘magic’ Payet

Michail Antonio makes is clear that he wished West Ham didn’t sell ‘magic’ Payet

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Michail Antonio has made is clear that he wished West Ham United didn’t sell ‘magic’ player Dimitri Payet to Marseille.

That’s because Antonio has suggested that ‘magic’ Payet was the best player he has ever played alongside.

The 32-year-old forward has shared his appreciation for Payet before, and raved about the Frenchman two years ago.

Payet was absolutely outstanding during his 18 month spell with the Hammers, after moving to Upton Park in the summer of 2015.

Michail Antonio joined West Ham at the same time.

West Ham United ace Dimitri Payet celebrates with Michail Antonio
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The now 35-year-old was an instant hit at West Ham. During 59 games for the Hammers, Payet racked up 15 goals and 22 assists (Transfermarkt).

He lit up Upton Park and the London Stadium with numerous displays of magical genius.

The Frenchman was a truly magical player for us and in fairness to him, he’s still producing the goods now out in France at 35!

And Antonio was clearly a huge fan of Payet…

West Ham Michail Antonio names best player he’s played with

The powerful forward was speaking on Goal’s YouTube channel about all things football.

And Antonio responded when asked to name the best player he has ever played alongside:

The best player I’ve played with is Dimitri Payet, the guy was magic to be fair, he could create a goal out of nothing, get an assist and if we got a free-kick he could score it as well.

Payet left West Ham to return to Marseille in January 2017 for around £25 million (BBC), however, after apparently falling out with Hammers boss at the time Slaven Bilic.

It was an acrimonious exit with many West Ham fans feeling incredibly bitter towards the Frenchman.

Much time has passed now though, and Payet recently shared exactly why he left the London Stadium…

Sure, the Premier League helped me to realise a dream, I suppose. To play in the Premier League and to play in England because everyone dreams about playing here, particularly now when you look at the teams who are playing in the Premier League, it is getting stronger and stronger and a really tough league to play in. I spent 18 months full of emotions, excitement after Euro 2016 but no I don’t have any regrets. It was a choice I made, a personal choice and a family-based choice as well. Since I left West Ham I have stayed at Marseille, I haven’t gone to any other club and don’t intend on going to any other club, so it wasn’t leaving for the sake of leaving. It was a personal decision, a family decision and yeah, it was a pretty brutal break I suppose when I left, that’s true, but I hope over the course of the years West Ham fans have come to understand why I left, I would certainly like and hope to think that.

So it seems like Payet just wanted to go home to be close to his family.

That may well have angered Bilic, because the Frenchman was such a vital player for him after all.

It is what it is. We’ve moved on now but we can’t lie, there are still times when we think longingly about the talented play-maker!

It seems as though Michail Antonio is still pining for Payet at West Ham though. And we don’t blame him for that one little bit! The man was a genuine superstar for the Hammers.

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