West Ham's players wanted Dimitri Payet out of the club prior to his move back to Marseilles, says the club's joint-chairman David Sullivan.
France forward Payet, 29, rejoined the Ligue 1 club on Sunday for £25m, after allegedly refusing to play for the Hammers for the past month.
"As much as we didn't want him out, you can't go against the consensus of the team," Sullivan told BBC Radio 5 live.
Sullivan went on to reveal that Payet sacrificed his wages for January.
"He's not been talking to anyone in the squad," said Sullivan of Payet, who joined West Ham in June 2015.