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title: "Allardyce: Ayew Deal Dead"
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author: "Kieran Brown"
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published: "2016-01-28T15:25:52Z"
modified: "2016-01-28T15:25:52Z"
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# Allardyce: Ayew Deal Dead

[Sunderland](https://readsunderland.com/) boss Sam Allardyce has finished talk of a move for Andre Ayew this transfer window by saying the deal is definitely off.

[The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/andre-ayew-transfer-dead-says-10801189) writes that Allardyce fancied a move for the attacker at the beginning of the transfer window, however, now accepts defeat as the Ghanaian doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Ayew joined [the Swans](https://readswansea.com/) in the Summer transfer window and the Wearsiders were hoping the Welsh side could part with another crucial player following the departure of Jonjo Shelvey earlier this month

Allardyce has said:

> Have we given up? Yes. I can’t see Swansea selling Andre Ayew. I never really thought they would to be honest, and we haven’t put a bid in. It was a bit more speculation about whether Swansea would let him go.

Yet you can’t help but feel any deal can happen this transfer window following the shock £5 million signing of Lamine Kone yesterday, after Allardyce himself completely wrote off another bid for the Ivorian centre-half. He has also spoke that ‘anything can happen’ in a press conference earlier in the week, suggesting the speculation may become a tabled bid come deadline day.

The former Marseille man has scored 8 goals in 22 games for the struggling side this season, and it’s obvious that his quality could be the difference between staying up and going down for either side.

> YouTube: Andre Ayew // SWANSEA CITY’S New Signing // All 17 Goals for Marseille & Ghana 2014/15 // HD