Dimitri Payet breaks down in tears as Marseille contract RIPPED UP with ex-West Ham and France icon now a free agent

FORMER West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet has left Marseille as a free agent.

The 36-year-old broke down in tears as he announced his departure in a press conference in France.

AFP

Payet did not travel to Germany with his Marseille teammates this week for pre-season due to “personal reasons”.

Just a few weeks ago, the Frenchman revealed that he did not want to leave the club this summer.

He said: “I want to leave through the front door and, even at 36, I still have goals that keep me awake. I tell myself that I can’t stop until I win something with the club.”

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