French international Dimitri Payet's refusal to play for West Ham has led to his car being vandalised according to English tabloid 'The Daily Mail' on Friday.

The 29-year-old -- who along with his wife Ludivine are keen to return to the south of France and are demanding he be allowed to join former club Marseille -- has also been effectively closed out by his team-mates who have deleted him from the team's WhatsApp group.

He has also been barred from team-bonding sessions and dinners effectively being sent to 'Coventry' -- the English term for shutting someone out and refusing to engage with them.

"The team are all part of a WhatsApp group and they were all messaging each other to arrange going for dinner at the start of this week," club insider ExWHUEmployee told The Sun.