The fee is £20.5m, according to West Ham’s co-chairman David Gold, eclipsing the £15m the club paid Liverpool for Andy Carroll. “I hope to make the people very happy here”, Ayew told West Ham’s website (www.whufc.com).
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Ayew was visibly taken aback when he was shown around the club’s new stadium for the first time but has warned West Ham they must be prepared to overcome teams who want to disrupt their upwardly mobile momentum.
As part of West Ham’s stadium opening ceremony, the Bianconeri boss remarked that it was an honour to play in London Stadium, where the 2012 Olympics took place, as part of their pre-season preparations.
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Some people will point out that we were close to signing him past year but West Ham were unwilling to match Swansea’s wage offer given the fairly wage heavy deal that had just been completed for Payet.
The former Olympiacos players looks to be a direct replacement for the injured Aaron Cresswell, and he also shared his delight at joining the Hammers.
On Monday, the Hammers also completed the transfer of French left-back Arthur Masuaku from Olympiakos in a deal worth a reported £6m.
The Ghana global scored 12 goals in his debut season.
West Ham United Slaven Bilic says the team are close to getting two new players.
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Swansea confirmed the signing of experienced forward Fernando Llorente on Friday, but Sky Sports News HQ understands they will only sanction Ayew’s departure when they sign another striker. “I want to be back in the England shirt, but I can’t get there just on the manager being my old manager at West Ham”.
