Jordan Ayew is on his way to Sheffield United after a move to Blackburn Rovers collapsed.
Footy-Africa cover the latest on Sheffield United and why he won’t join Blackburn Rovers.
Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers keen
The Ghana international has been without a club since Leicester City released him at the end of last season. This allows him to join a club outside the transfer window.
On Monday, Tony Mowbray’s side were working on securing the forward’s services.
Later that day, Sport Witness relayed news of Jordan Ayew travelling to Sheffield to either join the Blades or Sheffield Wednesday.
Footy-Africa picks up on that and adds Blackburn Rovers talks to sign the 34-year-old have collapsed. Burnley have backed out after signing Jamie Vardy on a free transfer.
Late approach from Sheffield United
Chris Wilder’s side made a ‘late approach on Monday’ to sign the former Crystal Palace man and have ‘quickly reached an agreement’. Their plan was to formalise the operation yesterday, but that didn’t happen.
The Championship side can’t complete Jordan Ayew’s signing just yet. That’s because the Blades have to first make room in their squad by moving out one of their own players.
Sheffield United’s delay is holding up the free signing outside the transfer window. This is key for him to complete a move to Bramall Lane.
Footy-Africa makes no mention of the possibility of him joining their local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday.
Ayew has already turned down an offer from Cyprus as he wants to play in a competitive league. A move to Sheffield United can not only help him achieve it but also extend his stay in England.
The Ghanian first moved to the UK when Aston Villa signed him from FC Lorient in 2015. Since then, he had spells at Swansea City, Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
It’ll be interesting to see what Ayew does if Sheffield United were to find it difficult to offload one of their players.
