The goal came off the back of an impressive debut season in the Premier League for Payet .
Bilic admits he texted the 29 - year - old ahead of the European Championships in France to tell him he would be the star of the competition .
The goal came off the back of an impressive debut season in the Premier League for Payet , and Bilic admits he texted the 29 - year - old ahead of the European Championships in France to tell him he would be the star of the competition .