Ayew, who played alongside Dimitri Payet at Marseille before joining Swansea on a free transfer a year ago, becomes West Ham’s sixth signing of the summer as they prepare for their opening campaign at the London Stadium.
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The officials banking sponsors of the Black Stars have congratulated Ghana’s deputy captain Andre Dede Ayew following his move to West Ham United in a record signing.
Some people will point out that we were close to signing him a year ago but West Ham were unwilling to match Swansea’s wage offer given the fairly wage heavy deal that had just been completed for Payet.
“It’s a big honor for me to be part of this club”, Masuaku said.
But Bilic’s desire to secure Ayew’s signature for the second summer in a row proved to be enough to convince the Ghana global his future was in east London.
Ayew joined the English Premier League last season when he signed for Swansea on a free transfer from Marseille in June 2015.
Ayew also revealed that he is looking forward to playing in the new stadium this season.
“But we are close to signing a couple of them; if those two players come then I’m quite happy with my squad”. I’ve just got to work hard at training, listen to the staff here, play the games I play, score goals and create chances and hopefully he will pick me. “I want to give back to the manager and the fans the confidence they are showing me”, he added.
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West Ham, who finished seventh last season, open their league campaign with a London derby against Chelsea next Monday.
