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Mark Rodden 9y

Swansea could sell Andre Ayew for €100m - ex-Marseille president

#INSERT type:image caption:Andre Ayew has made an instant impact as a Swansea player. END#

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has said Swansea could make a €100 million profit on Andre Ayew.

Ayew, 25, was out of contract at Marseille and joined the Swans on a four-year deal this summer.

The Ghana international has made an outstanding start to his career at the Liberty Stadium, scoring in a 2-2 draw at Chelsea on his debut and adding further goals in home wins over Newcastle and Manchester United.

Diouf, president of Marseille from 2005 until 2009, quit after a difference of opinion with then-majority shareholder Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

And he claimed Ayew's departure and progress was a "demonstration of what's happening these days at Marseille."

"Last Sunday, little Andre Ayew beat Manchester United practically all by himself," Diouf told RMC. "And I see that this same Manchester club have bought a young 19-year-old from Monaco [Anthony Martial] for almost €80m.

"Maybe next year, if he continues to play like he is playing, Ayew will be bought for €100m by Manchester United.

"Ayew left Marseille for zero euro. I looked after him, I was his tutor, he was part of the family and he leaves us like that for zero euro, when Martial is worth €80m.

"That's the demonstration of what's happening these days at Marseille."

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