West Ham have signed Swansea’s Andre Ayew on a three-year deal for a club record fee of £20.5million.
After big money bids for Alexandre Lacazette, Michy Batshuayi and Carlos Bacca were rejected earlier on this summer, Slaven Bilic decided to continue his pursuit for a striker slightly closer to home with Ayew.
The Ghana forward joined the Welsh side on a free transfer last season and made a considerable impact in the Premier League, scoring 12 goals in 34 appearances.
Speaking about his move, Ayew told West Ham’s official website: ‘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 they also 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.’
Swansea have reacted quickly to the sale of their star-man, having agreed a club record £15m fee with Atletico Madrid for the signature of Borja Baston.
The 23-year-old striker scored 18 goals in 34 appearances for La Liga minnows Eibar last season and is due for a medical with the Welsh side in the coming days.
Baston was subject to interest from West Bromwich Albion, but the Swans were able to convince the Spaniard to link up with their other new signing Fernando Llorente.
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