Dimitri Payet hopes West Ham fans now understand ‘brutal’ departure

Dimitri Payet spoke to the media at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of Marseille’s Champions League opener (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Dimitri Payet is back in London preparing for Marseille’s Champions League opener at Tottenham but hopes West Ham fans now understand why he left in such a “brutal” way back in 2017.

The former France international is set to captain the Ligue 1 side on Wednesday in what is his first return to England’s capital since a controversial departure from the Hammers.