French midfielder, who has already been duly announced by the club from Rio de Janeiro, was present at the São Januário stadium and took the opportunity to pose next to a statue of Vasco’s idol
The most recent hire BasqueFrench midfielder Dimitri Payetwhich has already been duly announced by the club from Rio de Janeiro, was at the iconic San Januario this Thursday, the 17th. The team shared on their social networks an image of the European star next to the statue of the greatest idol in Vasco history, Roberto Dynamite.
Playing for Vasco, Payet will wear the famous shirt number 10, immortalized by Dinamite. The number was available since the midfielder left baby, in April of this year. With all the exams completed, the Frenchman has already signed the contract this morning and his contract will be for two years, until July 2025.
Payet landed on Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Wednesday, the 16th, being received with an absurd party from the crowd, with thousands of people present to receive Vasco’s new number 10 shirt. The airport of Galleon had its access roads crowded in the early hours of the day.
With the two passages he had through the Marseille Olympics, the player was on the field for 326 games, accumulating a total of 78 goals and 95 assists. The star left the club in July this year, after choosing not to renew his contract.
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📍 Dimitri Payet in São Januário 🏟️
📸: Daniel Ramalho | #Vasco da Gamapic.twitter.com/DvbGRXnm6W
— Vasco da Gama (@VascodaGama) August 17, 2023
The Frenchman has also played for French selectionaccumulating 38 games, being part of the squad that was runner-up in the euro cup de 2016. Wherever he went, he was treated as a team player and tends to be the protagonist. During his brief visit to EnglandPayet delighted in the West Ham and entered the ideal 11 of Premier League chosen by the players.
Source: sportbuzz
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