Monday 14 November 2016 16:00, UK
West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan insists the club have no intention of selling star man Dimitri Payet.
The 29-year-old playmaker hinted he could leave the Hammers in the January transfer window during an interview with French television channel Telefoot last week.
When asked about his future plans, Payet said: "We've had a very poor start. Leave in January? I'm asking other questions right now but I've closed the door to nothing."
Payet has been a star performer for West Ham since arriving from Marseille for £10.75m in June 2015, scoring 14 goals in 48 appearances, and was rewarded with a new five-and-a-half year deal in February.
"Dimitri has had an outstanding year and has become a vital player for France and I am so proud that he is a West Ham player," Sullivan told the club's website.
"He has played 16 times for his country in 2016, scoring seven goals and assisting five more, and inspiring them to the final of the European Championship.
"Dimi signed a new long-term contract in February, pledging his future to this club, and it is very much our intention that he remains with us for years to come."
Payet scored the winner in France's 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Sweden on Friday and could feature once again for Les Bleus when they host the Ivory Coast at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Tuesday.
