Former Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel thinks that Manchester United should go for Dimitri Payet in January.
The West Ham United midfielder signed a new deal in February and is the highest paid player of the club right now. According to reports, if the Hammers get relegated the attacking midfielder could be available for as much as £15m, although currently there is no release clause in his contract. The Hammers are trying to negotiate a new deal for the player who they bought from Marseille for a reported fee of £10.7m last season.
West Ham are currently languishing at the wrong end of the table and can’t afford any further slip ups. Payet has been linked with a January move to United with Jose Mourinho is looking for better options to make his side stronger.
Schmeichel said, “He’s a Manchester United-type player, for sure.
“I think Mourinho has to change his way a little bit to please the fans, the club and the traditions of the club.
“I think he is showing signs of that, the players that he is signing, they are of a different calibre.
“Zlatan Ibrahimovic is someone he probably wouldn’t have signed had he been at Chelsea, but he’s United’s kind of player, the kind the supporters like to see. “He’s rewarding us with great skills and great goals – I think he has scored seven goals so far.
“But Payet? Definitely if he can find the form he showed during the Euros.”
