Payet shortlisted for PFA Player of the Year

Dimitri Payet has been shortlisted for the Men's PFA Players' Player of the Year award after an outstanding first season at West Ham United.

The 29-year-old Frenchman has been in outstanding form ever since making the move to the Boleyn Ground from Marseille, scoring 12 goals and assisting eleven in just 32 games for the Club.

His influence has been clear as the Hammers have launched an assault on European qualification in both league and Cup, and now his contribution his been recognised by his fellow pros.

Players from over 100 clubs - Premier League, Football League and WSL - have voted for the awards, with the winners being announced in the annual ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday 24 April.

The France international is up against Tottenham's Harry Kane, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Leicester trio Jamie Vardy, N'Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez for the top prize.

Payet has already won the Willow Foundation's London Footballer of the Year award this season and will be hoping to add to his trophy haul later this month.

Read more about the PFA awards here.