According to reports from London Evening Standard, former director of football Damien Comolli has revealed he almost signed West Ham star Dimitri Payet for Tottenham Hotspur.

The attacking midfielder was one of the revelations in the Premier League last season, nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award after claiming nine goals and eleven assists in 30 appearances.

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And the France international has transitioned that form to Euro 2016, bagging two strikes and one set-up as Didier Deschamps' side finished top of Group A.

He's now seen as the shining star of the Hammers first team, but Damian Comolli has revealed that the 29-year-old could be plying his trade with London rivals Tottenham Hotspur instead.

As director of football, Comolli was in charge of all matters transfer at White Hart Lane until his departure in 2008 and claims he reached a verbal agreement to sign Payet from one-time employers St. Etienne.

As quoted by London Evening Standard, he said; "When I was at Spurs the Saint-Etienne president telephoned me one day and said, ‘Listen, we’re on the point of signing this player, Dimitri Payet, from Nantes for €4million.

"That was an enormous amount of money for Saint-Etienne. He said, ‘I wondered if you’d be interested in buying him for Tottenham in two years’ time for  €10million.

"I said ‘yes’. I didn’t think the player was ready at that point to play for Tottenham but I thought that after two years at Saint-Etienne he would be ready — so I said it was something that I’d be interested in.

"As I left Tottenham and ended up at Saint-Etienne it never materialised. But back then Payet was already a player that I liked a lot, having seen him when he was young at Nantes."

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