West Ham United have completed the transfer signing of

The former Swansea City player becomes a record signing of the London club after sealing the transfer move worth £20.5 million.

In a statement released by West Ham United on their official website concerning Andre Ayew’s transfer, the club wrote:

“West Ham United are delighted to confirm the transfer of outstanding Ghana forward Andre Ayew for a Club-record £20.5million fee.

“The versatile striker, winger or attacking midfielder joins the Hammers on a three-year contract, with an additional two-year option, on the back of an exceptional debut Premier League season with Swansea City.

“Boasting an equally impressive spell at Marseille on his CV, where he played alongside Dimitri Payet, along with goals at four major international tournaments for the Black Stars, the 26-year-old is now set to shine on the London Stadium stage.”

The former Olympique Marseille player who moves from Wales to London for the upcoming English Premier League season said after completing the move:

"I am very proud and happy to be at this magnificent club. I am happy to be playing for these fans and I hope to make the people very happy here.

“The club have a lot of ambition and have a great manager. They want to become a bigger Club every year and with the new Stadium and a new training ground, you can feel they are moving onto another level and I want to be part of this project.

“I want to train hard, do my job and show that I deserve to play for West Ham United. I want to give back to the manager and the fans the confidence they are showing me.”

Andre Ayew joined Welsh club Swansea City in the English Premier League last season and ended his debut season as the top scorer at the Liberty Stadium with 12 goals.