Report: Tottenham make contact for Swansea City forward Andre Ayew

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Tottenham have reportedly made an enquiry to Championship side Swansea City about their attacker Andre Ayew.

According to African outlet GhanaSoccerNet, Spurs have made contact about the 30-year-old.

It is understood that manager Jose Mourinho wants to strengthen his squad in January and has identified the Championship star as a potential target.

The report explains that Spurs striker Harry Kane could be sidelined through injury for up to six weeks, meaning they may have to dip into the transfer market to sign a replacement.

The report adds that Ayew could find a move to North London “too hard to turn down”.

Ayew has been in great form this season for promotion-chasing Swansea, scoring 11 goals in 25 games across all competitions.

He’s a versatile attacker that can play as a winger or centre-forward and is a decent finisher.

The Ghana international has spent time in the top-flight before during spells with Swansea and West Ham, but his form was very much up and down.

His Premier League record sits at 21 goals in 89 top-flight matches and unsurprisingly he’s founds it much easier in the second-tier.

TBR’s View:

This report should be taken with a pinch of salt by Spurs fans, as it seems strange that Mourinho would turn to Ayew as the man to help fix his solution in attack.

The experienced attacker may have rediscovered some form this campaign at Swansea, but he struggled out on loan at Fenebache last season and it seems unlikely he could make a serious Premier League return.

Spurs do have Lucas Moura and Heung-Min Son in attack to help cover the Kane void, but perhaps the club should look at signing a younger talent if they want more competition at striker in the long-run.