Good buy or goodbye ? RS Liverpool are reportedly considering an official offer for Marseille attacker Andre Ayew, a pacy winger linked with the Reds many times in the past. According to French sports Daily Le10Sport today: * Liverpool are planning a €12.5m bid for 23-year old Ayew. * Marseille are €8m in the hole right now, and may consequently be forced to sell. Like Arda Turan, Mohamed Diame, Loic Remy, Ayew has a soft-spot for Liverpool, and when interviewed last season on French TV show Telefoot, he enthused: It [The Premier league] is a league I always think of. I am Ghanaian and an English speaker, and I have a strong preference for England. As for Liverpool - I followed them as a child Speaking about his future this week, Ayew told reporters: Everything is possible. Im under contract and proud to wear this jersey. I could have left it two years ago, but I stayed, had finished second. Well see Ayews versatility probably makes him an appealing option for Brendan Rodgers. He can play as a winger, or a striker, but is he prolific enough, though? Stats for the last few years: * 2010-11: 13 goals/3 assists in 51 appearances. * 2011-12: 16 goals/4 assists in 39 apps. * 2012-13: 13 goals/5 assists in 45 apps. * 2013-14: 8 goals/3 assists in 29 apps. * Goal/Assist every 2.5 games. Not a bad return, but Id personally prefer it if Liverpool paid more for a player like Pedro. Ayew was part of the Ghana side that fell victim to Luis Suarezs shameless cheating during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final, and in an interview two weeks ago, Asamoah Gyan - who missed the resulting penalty - claimed that Ghana players hate Suarez for his actions. If Ayew also hates Suarez, and Liverpool end up signing him, then it will be interesting to see how he reacts to being in the same squad as the Uruguayan
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:41:53 +0000