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Interesting move with West Ham by HTownND

And the Payet stuff.

Bilic came out and said they aren't selling Payet.

Now, this sort of stuff comes up a ton, especially at the end of a contract, but Payet is locked in until 2021.

Are they really just going to hold him the whole time?

I appreciate West Ham trying to take a stand on this stuff, but I just don't see how it works.

This one is interesting though, because Payet just signed his extension a year ago, and it runs for several more seasons. West Ham is holding a few more cards than others, because they are a long way off from him leaving on a free transfer, so there isn't as much risk.