West Ham United sold Dimitri Payet to Marseille during the January transfer window.
Slaven Bilic has told the Daily Mail that West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet used to say that Victor Moses was the best player at the London Stadium, other than him.
Payet and Moses were teammates at West Ham last season, with the pair both playing important roles for the Hammers.
Payet was West Ham’s talisman last campaign, before his formed dipped this time around and he moved to Marseille.
And Moses, while not always used as a starter during his season at the London club, did add an extra attacking threat to Bilic’s side.
The Nigerian international has now returned to Chelsea, where he has been nothing short of a revelation this season.
Moses has been transformed into a powerful wing-back, and has played a key role as Antonio Conte’s side have pushed for the Premier League title.
And Bilic insists that he is not surprised by how well Moses has performed this term.
“Payet said that Victor, including himself, is the best player that we have in West Ham,” Bilic said. “I mean seriously. It was about time to show what he had in himself and explode in a positive way – he has done it. He looks on the pitch very concentrated and very serious. He became a tough player.”
West Ham are set to come up against Moses this weekend, as they face Chelsea on Monday evening.
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