LEAGUE 1 – Jacques-Henri Eyraud announced Saturday at a press conference that Dimitri Payet would extend his contract with OM for two more seasons, until June 2024. The Marseille president said that his attacking midfielder, 33 years old , had accepted a significant salary cut in this new engagement.
No takeover yet, but already good news for Marseille. Dimitri Payet will extend his contract for two years and thus be linked to OM until June 2024. Marseille President Jacques-Henri Eyraud announced this extension Saturday at a press conference with the player and the Olympian coach, André Villas-Boas. Returning to Marseille in January 2017 after a first visit between 2013 and 2015, the 33-year-old Reunion Islander announced his intention to end his career with the Marseille club.
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Eyraud insisted on the approach taken by the player himself to extend this adventure. And on the sacrifices made by the Olympian leader in this perspective. “Payet came to meet me to tell me that he wanted to be Marseille for life and end his career here, with a retraining project at the club, announced the Marseille president. He agreed to halve his salary for the 2020-21 season and 30% for the 2021-22 season. For the next 2 years he accepted a drop of 40 to 60%, he gave up his bonuses for European qualifications.“
“Saying it is good, proving it is better”
Payet thus joins the gesture to the word. The Olympian leader has never hidden his attachment to OM, but this contract extension and his financial efforts are proof of this. “It’s an important day for me, did he declare. I have often said that I like this club. I came back because my family felt good there. They did what it took to pick me up, I wanted to give it back. The idea germinated in my head when the president asked the players to make an effort. I decided to lead by example, to show that I loved the club. Saying it is good, proving it is better.“
A further proof is his intention to stay in the club after his sports career to retrain. “I had an idea which was to end my career here but not to finish my story with OM, he explained. Still with the aim of growing the institution. The discussions were very easy because the 2 camps had the same objective. ” While waiting to see more clearly on the club’s takeover project, Marseille supporters can already rejoice to count on their master to play for the years to come.
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