West Ham on Monday night confirmed the signing of Andre Ayew from Swansea City for a club-record fee of £20.5m.
The Ghana star moved to Swansea last summer from Marseille and impressed, netting 12 league goals, more than any other teammate.
“West Ham United delighted to confirm the transfer of outstanding Ghana forward Andre Ayew for a Club-record £20.5million fee,” a statement read on the club’s official website.
“The versatile striker, winger or attacking midfielder joins the Hammers on a three-year contract, with an additional two-year option, on the back of an exceptional debut Premier League season with Swansea City.
“Boasting an equally impressive spell at Marseille on his CV, where he played alongside Dimitri Payet, along with goals at four major international tournaments for the Black Stars, the 26-year-old is now set to shine on the London Stadium stage.”
On the move, Ayew said: “I am very proud and happy to be at this magnificent Club. I am happy to be playing for these fans and I hope to make the people very happy here.
“The Club have a lot of ambition and have a great manager. They want to become a bigger Club every year and with the new Stadium and a new training ground, you can feel they are moving onto another level and I want to be part of this project.
“I want to train hard, do my job and show that I deserve to play for West Ham United. I want to give back to the manager and the fans the confidence they are showing me.”
Ayew was one of the trickier players to stop in the Premier League last season having been fouled 2.3 times per game, a return bettered only by Wilfried Zaha (2.6).
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