Despite Diafra Sakho’s £16m deal to West Brom falling through, West Ham are still ready to splash out £20m to secure the services of Swansea forward Andre Ayew. The deal has been rumoured for a while, but a series of events in the last 24 hours mean that it is effectively complete now with just a medical and the clubs confirmation to come.
A key factor in Swansea letting Ayew go was them signing a striker themselves, much like the Hammers refuse to let both Sakho and Enner Valencia leave before they sign a new striker themselves. Swansea yesterday announced the signing of Fernando Llorente on a two-year deal, freeing up Ayew for his move to East London.
Twitter: ✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of @llorentefer19. #WelcomeFernando
➡️https://t.co/ZgHOeKcZBC https://t.co/TA10K2Oacr (@SwansOfficial)
Following this, a friend of Ayew’s tweeted a picture of the Ghana international coming to say goodbye to him “ahead of his move from Swansea to West Ham”.
Twitter: Andre Ayew came around to say goodbye ahead of move from Swansea to West Ham. Good luck in London brother @AyewAndre https://t.co/wQjhQSJSL6 (@Otman_S)
Twitter: BREAKING: Sky Sources: @whufc_official agree fee with @SwansOfficial for forward Andre Ayew. More here: https://t.co/2TIFVSVDOs #SSNHQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ
