The Frenchman has been linked with a move away from West Ham United.
Slaven Bilic has told West Ham United’s official website that he has no intentions of selling playmaker Dimitri Payet.
The Mirror reported earlier this month that the 29-year-old was considering his future amid the Hammers’ terrible start to the Premier League season.
West Ham sit 17th in the table, one point above the drop zone after winning only three of their first 11 matches in England’s top flight this season.
Speculation regarding Payet dates back to the summer when the Frenchman lit up Euro 2016 and helped Les Bleus reach the final, ultimately losing to Portugal in Paris.
His own form seems to have dipped a little, barring the occasional moment of magic, and Bilic has called on his go-to-guy to score in Saturday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur.
“The Chairman came out and said during the Euros [that he was staying] when the speculation started,” he told the Irons’ website.
“We are delighted to have him and he is our player. We want him to stay as our player.
“It would help us a lot if he could score another big goal against Tottenham on Saturday!”
At 29, Payet is no spring chicken and he might want to play for an elite club in his career before it is too late, and it is getting close to that point.
If his form does not pick up consistently for the rest of the season, then the clubs he was linked to in the summer, like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, would be reluctant to move for a 30-year-old with one stellar season under his belt.
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