Dimitri Payet extends Marseille contract until 2022

French international attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet has extended his Marseille contract until 2022, according to L’Équipe.

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When the former West Ham man returned to Marseille in the January window, he signed for €29m on a 4.5 year contract. FIFA rules dictate that this is the maximum amount of time one can sign a deal for in the January window.

To bypass that, the player’s agent Jacques-Olivier Auguste struck a deal with Marseille representatives to instigate an automatic contract extension once the summer window kicks in so that in effect he signed for 5.5 years in January.

The 30-year-old’s new contract therefore runs until 2022. Payet will be 35 if he decides to run his entire deal through.