Kicked out of the team WhatsApp, criticised by Mark Noble and Andy Carroll, has Winston Reid now had a pop at West Ham United outcast Dimitri Payet?
A forlorn Slaven Bilic told the world’s press earlier this month that his talismanic Frenchman was effectively on strike and refusing to play for the club.
Despite not reaching the same levels he set last season and at the European Championships with France, this term Payet has still statistically been West Ham‘s most creative player this season.
West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet shakes the hand of West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
But his attitude and application has been questioned by Hammers fans all season, long before the recent revelations that the player is desperate to force through a return to former club Marseille.
Bilic, along with Hammers co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold, have insisted the player will not be sold unless their valuation is met.
In Payet’s absence, West Ham have won back-to-back league games 3-0 and 3-1 against Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough respectively to climb to a season high 10th place in the table.
West Ham United’s Winston Reid
It has prompted many to suggest that a brooding Payet was actually having a negative impact on the team as a whole.
And now Hammers favourite Winston Reid has seemingly posted a not-so-subtle dig at the Frenchman on Instagram.
The New Zealand skipper posted a picture of him and his teammates celebrating after victory on Teeside with the simple message: “Teamwork, perfect.”
It comes after Andy Carroll told Sky Sports that the Payet situation would not derail the team’s morale and insisted no player is bigger than the club.
Mark Noble also revealed his previously close relationship with Payet was no more, telling The Sun he has not spoken to him ‘for weeks’.
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