Payet bolts Hammers to nail new Marseille deal

France international Dimitri Payet said on Monday he didn't have to justify his behavior after forcing a return to Marseille from West Ham for a club-record transfer fee.

Payet has rejoined the Ligue 1 side on a four-and-a-half-year deal after Marseille shelled out $31.3 million on Sunday to bring him back to the Stade Velodrome.

"It's what I wanted. It was clear from the start," Payet told a media conference after concluding an acrimonious divorce from West Ham.