Former West Ham DJ Leon Hyde called into Talksport Radio last night to elaborate on the personal problems which have been rumoured to be behind Payet’s reason to want to return to France.

Leon told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy:“There is two sides to a story, and the other side I have been told is Payet and his wife are separated. He is living here, she is in France. After every game he goes back to France and spends time with his kids and obviously her. Now you have a player that is home sick and he doesn’t want to be in this country”

Leon claimed Payet was happy and wanted to stay at West Ham. Speaking to Goldstein and Cundy he added:“We have all been there boys, when your old girl is in your ear and she wants you there, you are homesick and you are missing your kids, Christmas etc. Of course he going to be upset from the start of the summer, he wants to be home with his kids and that is why he hasn’t been performing and that is why he only wants to go back to France.”

Summing up Leon told Talksport listeners: “He is homesick, he is not seeing his kids and he goes home after every game. Bilic gives him a little bit of time off, more than he does with other players, he goes back sees his kids, that causes upset because he has to leave them and his wife and kids won’t come back to England.”

Listen to Leon’s interview on Talksport below: https://clyp.it/g2bxbmhh