Dimitri Payet to reject Chelsea in favour of move to Paris St-Germain

Dimitri Payet is set to join Paris St-Germain, despite interest from Chelsea. The Premier League champions have tracked the St-Etienne winger and it was reported in France this morning that they were considering a £7m bid. Chelsea admire the 23-year-old's qualities, which include being two‑footed and able to play on either flank. He started the season with a flurry of goals and positive headlines but he sees his next move as being to PSG. There is the suspicion that St-Etienne have used Chelsea's interest in Payet to force PSG into a decisive move. Payet is part of Laurent Blanc's new generation of France internationals and he has featured as a substitute in their last three fixtures – the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Romania and Luxembourg and the friendly against England. He advertised his talent with assists against both Romania and Luxembourg. Blanc is rebuilding after the disastrous World Cup campaign in South Africa.