By Chris Wright
Aston Villa’s almost Newcastle-esque raid on French football has continued apace this afternoon with the signing of Jordan Ayew from Lorient.
The 23-year-old Ghanaian international winger has signed a five-year deal with Villa and joins fellow Ligue 1 recruits Jordan Amavi and Idrissa Gueye (formerly of OGC Nice and Lille respectively) on the books…
TRANSFER NEWS: Big hello to our new signing Jordan Ayew! #AVFC #WelcomeJordan pic.twitter.com/rbl7gtefo3
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) July 27, 2015
Ayew has already met the man who will be guiding him, moulding both his career and his young mind for the next five years…
NEW RECRUIT: Gaffer greets Jordan Ayew. #AVFC #WelcomeJordan https://t.co/drKirDwJwh
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) July 27, 2015
The fee Villa paid Lorient is undisclosed, though it’s understood to be an initial £9million rising all the way up to an eye-watering £12million with add-ons.
That’s a heck of a lot more money than Swansea paid for his big brother Andre – who is, we have on good authority, quite easily the better, more complete player of the two siblings.
However, Jordan did manage his personal best goal haul in Ligue 1 last season (12 goals) so maybe, just maybe he’s playing catch-up.