Olympique de Marseille surprised everyone this weekend, not by announcing its change of owner, but the extension of Dimitri Payet.
The number 10 of OM, who already had a long-term contract, agreed to smooth his salary until 2024. This will therefore take him very late in terms of football, especially for him whose physical form is not not always optimal, but it ensures an end of career and especially a busy after-career. Because Jacques-Henri Eyraud also agreed to a retraining position for the French international. If the contours are obviously to be determined, it should not be worn only on the field as a youth coach or assistant in another club team.
According to L’Equipe, Dimitri Payet would like to occupy a position within the management of OM, possibly in terms of recruitment. The former Nantes, Lille or Stéphanois has indeed a journey that allows him to know the different aspects of the players well, and perhaps as on the field, the look to identify talents and convince them to come and sign at OM. Proof in any case that his long-term contract is not just to look pretty, and that Dimitri Payet imagines staying very long at the club after the end of his career. It remains to be seen what will happen if things suddenly change, with the rumor of the takeover of the club which is spreading and could change the landscape in Marseille.
