DONE DEAL: Ghana striker Jordan Ayew finalizes move to Aston Villa, joins brother Andre in English Premier League

Published on: 27 July 2015
DONE DEAL: Ghana striker Jordan Ayew finalizes move to Aston Villa, joins brother Andre in English Premier League
Jordan Ayew

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has completed his move to English Premier League side Aston Villa after agreeing a five-year deal on Monday.

The 23-year-old forward moves to Villa Park from French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee, the club confirmed on its official website.

He completed his medical at Bodymoor Heath this morning before meeting his new team-mates for the first time.

The Ghana international has been signed to replace Christian Benteke who was sold to Liverpool last week.

Ayew will be seeking to partner former Ligue 1 players Jordan Amavi and Idrissa Gueye who were snapped up this transfer window.

And joins his brother Andre, who signed for Swansea City two months ago on a free transfer, in the English top-flight.

He had a decent season in France during the 2014/15 campaign as he scored 12 goals in 31 appearances, finishing as top-scorer for Lorient in Ligue 1.

Villa fought as hard as they could to keep Benteke, who himself had finished as top scorer in each of the last three seasons he was at the club.

However, Tim Sherwood now has to find a dependable new source of goals and may well have done so in Ayew.

Ayew isn’t just a goalscorer, either, as he also created 34 chances in Ligue 1 – the third-most for Lorient. Walid Mesloub created the most with 78 in total, but Ayew did at least assist five goals, too.

The Ghana international certainly isn’t shy when it comes to shooting as he hit 48 shots on target in Ligue 1 last season, converting 14.8% of his chances into goals.

 

 

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