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title: "West Ham make €24m bid for Andre Ayew"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/31/west-ham-make-e24m-bid-andre-ayew/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-31T14:44:25Z"
modified: "2016-07-31T14:44:25Z"
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# West Ham make €24m bid for Andre Ayew

West Ham have launched a €24m (£20.25m) bid to sign Swansea forward Andre Ayew this summer, according to French source [L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/West-ham-fait-une-offre-de-24-millions-d-euros-pour-andre-ayew/711763).

It’s been well-documented that West Ham are chasing the Swansea attacker having already seen a £16m bid rejected this month but the Hammers have now returned with an increased offer of just over £20m which they believe will be enough to get the deal done.

The 26-year-old forward turned down West Ham last summer to join Swansea on a free transfer following his release from Marseille and went on to score 12 goals in his debut season in English football.

![Swansea: Andre Ayew](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/528929358-1024x704.jpg)

Operating primarily as a left-winger, Ayew filled in as a centre-forward and proved his was capable of scoring goals at this level, thus somewhat justifying his fee.

More of a midfielder than a striker, it’s unlikely that West Ham deem Ayew as the marquee 20-goal striker signing they’ve been looking for this summer and will again dive into the transfer market to find that striker.

Ayew played with Dimitri Payet at Marseille and formed a strong friendship and that could well be a factor in Ayew’s decision to possibly leave South Wales for East London.