Jack Sullivan, son of West Ham United co-owner David, has quashed talk of a £38 million offer for Dimitri Payet from an unnamed Chinese club.
The 28-year-old had, according to Sky Sports, been the latest player targeted by a club in the increasingly powerful Chinese Super League.
Chelsea’s Ramires joined Jiangsu Suning for £25 million last month while Jackson Martinez traded Atletico Madrid for Guangzhou Evergrande in a £33 million move.
However, Sullivan Jnr revealed there hadn’t been an offer for Payet and tweeted: “This is wrong. Just spoke to DS (David Sullivan)…And I can confirm ‘we have Payet, Dimitri Payet’.”
This is wrong. Just spoke to DS... And I can confirm ' we have Payet, Dimitri payet' pic.twitter.com/3T7opeGqW0
— Jack Sullivan (@jsullivanwhu) February 9, 2016
The French international joined the Hammers from Marseille in the summer and has lit up Upton Park with a string of excellent displays.
However, the Hammers released a statement this morning to confirm they were in talks about a new contract with Payet.
He has scored six goals in 17 Premier League starts this season and recorded four assists.
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