A story that appeared in a tabloid newspaper this morning relating to Dimitri Payet has been dismissed as false by the player's agent.
Journalist Justin Allen, writing in The Sun, claimed that he had spoken with Payet on his return to England from France following the Euro 16 final.However Jacques Olivier Auguste, a representative of Payet's has told Daily Mercuto this afternoon that he believes the story is fabricated.
"I am surprised by this information because Dimitri has not done an interview with any media outlet," said Auguste.
"The only thing that is certain is that he is enjoying his holidays that he deserves and he is licking the wounds caused by the EURO 2016 final defeat. So he is only thinking about recharging at the moment.
"These declarations are pure inventions in the imagination of a journalist. This deserved a response."
Sun journalist Allen claimed that Payet had told him he was "110 per cent staying at West Ham" this summer.
The tabloid also come under attack by Hammers fans earlier in the year for a front page story headlined "Carnage", in which it was falsely claimed that West Ham fans had wrecked a Manchester United team bus.
* Update: Agent's claim refuted [read more]
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