'I have a lot of desire' - Sheffield United sign ex-Crystal Palace and Leicester City forward Jordan Ayew
Jordan Ayew’s free transfer move to Sheffield United has been confirmed
Sheffield United have completed the signing of experienced forward Jordan Ayew.
The 34-year-old was on the free agent market having seen his Leicester City contract expire at the end of June. He suffered back-to-back relegations with the Foxes, dropping from the Premier League into League One.
Ayew has now bounced back into the Championship, putting pen to paper on a deal running until the end of the season at Bramall Lane.
Jordan Ayew on Sheffield United move
He said: “I'm really, really pleased to be here. The manager and the club made a great effort to get me here as quick as possible, so I want to thank everyone for their support and for them to bring me over to the Blades and hopefully we'll have a great season.
"It reminds me a bit of where I was a few years ago and that was obviously [Crystal] Palace, so a bit similar. I really like it and I'm really looking forward to the season and getting to know more about the club as well.
"It happened really, really quick because I was in Ghana and the manager called me last week.
"I didn't think twice, I just took the opportunity, and the most important thing is for me to help the team and obviously for us to have a great season. I have a lot of desire this season to make an impact and to help the team because we have a good squad and there's a lot of positive things we can do."
Chris Wilder’s ranks bolstered
Ayew boasts a wealth of experience and represented Aston Villa, Swansea City and Palace in the Premier League before his move to Leicester in 2024.
A 122-cap Ghana international, he will add some much-needed depth to the Blades attack.
Blades boss Chris Wilder said: “I spoke last week about being close to getting someone in from the free agent market and things did move quite quickly so I am really pleased to have Jordan with us.
“We're talking about someone here with bags of experience from right at the top level of the game. Only a few months ago he was captaining Ghana in the World Cup, so he's someone with real pedigree.
“He did well at this level last season in difficult circumstances and has played all across the front positions during his career which gives us plenty of options.
“We used the free market to great effect last season, and we believe Jordan can come in have an impact here just like Pat [Bamford] and Jaïro [Riedewald] did.”