Former Hammer Paul Allen was back at the Boleyn Ground on Tuesday as he took great pride in presenting Dimitri Payet with his PFA award after he was voted by his fellow professionals into the Premier League Team of the Year.
Payet has enjoyed a memorable first season in the top flight scoring 12 goals and producing ten assists which also saw him nominated for the PFA Player of the Year.
The French forward has become a fans favourite at the Boleyn Ground and hopes to cap a memorable first season in England by helping West Ham secure a European spot come the end of the season.
Allen, who made 197 appearances for the east London Club and was voted Hammer of the Year back in 1985, now works as a PFA Executive and has nothing but praise for the way Payet has settled into his new surroundings and become one of the star players in England.
Allen said: “It is a fantastic achievement and is a unique award as he is voted by his fellow professionals in the Premier League.
“He has had a fantastic season and has that technical ability that West Ham fans love and enjoy and he has adapted to Premier League football so well.”
Payet was voted into the team alongside the likes of Dele Alli, Riyad Mahrez, Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy.