This Saturday against Chelsea, he scored the third goal of his season in the jersey of Leicester City, a club he joined at the end of the summer transfer market. But this achievement is above all the fortieth signed by Jordan Ayew since the 33-year-old striker played in the English Premier League.
The Ghanaian international trained at Olympique de Marseille and spent most of his career there. Since leaving FC Lorient in 2015, he has remained in the United Kingdom, between England and Wales. It was precisely upon his departure from the Merlus collective that Jordan Ayew experienced the most expensive transfer on his footballing CV, at 12 million euros paid by Aston Villa.
A transfer of €12 million and a career valuation of up to €10 million
According to Transfermarkt's season after season estimates about him, his rating on the transfer market has never been higher. At the time of his departure from Lorient for Villans, the specialized platform valued him at 9 million euros. It later climbed to 10 million, in 2020 with Crystal Palace. Today, he is given 4 million euros, that is to say less than the almost 6 million euros of compensation from Leicester City to hire him from Crystal Palace.
Although he played for seven different professional clubs (OM, FC Sochaux, FC Lorient, Aston Villa, Swansea City, Crystal Palace and Leicester City), Jordan Ayew was only at the center of the team five times. paid operations. Cumulatively, the total of his transfers amounts to 30.5 million euros.
