Reds to compete with Arsenal for striker Andre Ayew

15 May 2015 11:37

Andre Ayew appears likely to leave Marseille in the summer with the club president revealing the player's contract expires at the end of the season and they are unable to offer him the money that Premier League can offer and so he will leave.

The 25-year-old Ghana international has refused to sign a new deal says a report in the Star appears destined to join an English club according to Vincent Labrune:

“We can’t keep Ayew,” Labrune said. “He is a very important player for OM but we can't offer him the kind of money that English clubs can offer.

“The French financial system is complicated and we can’t offering him an equivalent salary to what he can earn in England.

“And equally, we can’t ask Ayew, who we love and is an icon for our team, to accept a lower salary.

“That makes no sense so unfortunately he is going to quit the club and we hope he has a great career that he deserves in England or somewhere else."

The report does not provide much detail but it is understood that the player is of interest to Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.

The player joined Marseille in 2007 and has gone on to make 158 league appearances and scored 43 league goals. He has had a couple of loan spells in that time to Lorient and Arles Avignon between 2008 and 2010 but has been with Marseille from a youth in 2005.

Source: DSG