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title: "Liverpool join Newcastle United in race for Ligue 1 winger"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Greenwood"
section: "Ligue 1 News"
published: "2014-06-09T20:00:51Z"
modified: "2014-06-09T20:00:51Z"
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# Liverpool join Newcastle United in race for Ligue 1 winger

[![Andre Ayew](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Andre-Ayew-500x281.jpeg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Andre-Ayew.jpeg)

Liverpool and Newcastle supporters in the Football Transfer Tavern have been kept pretty busy with transfer rumours in recent weeks, and sources at [the Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/481017/Liverpool-to-join-Newcastle-in-the-chase-for-wantaway-star-Andre-Ayew) has another that concerns both clubs.

The Reds are understood to have joined the race for want-away Marseille winger Andre Anyew, a player Newcastle have been tracking for some time.

The Ghana international is looking to quit the Ligue 1 club this summer, and has attracted interest from clubs across the continent as well, with Napoli said to have made an offer of £5million already.

Marseille had previously insisted Ayew was not for sale, but reports in France suggest they would be willing to sell for £10million in order to fund other transfer activity.

Both Liverpool and Newcastle have been given encouragement to go in for the winger – who scored eight goals last season – following his comments last month.

“The Premier League is a league every player dreams about,” he said.

“The English league is the one most followed in Ghana. It’s true that I have a real preference for England.

“I like everything about it; the atmosphere, the game, the fans. There is a lot of intensity. It is a beautiful championship.”

Liverpool have already completed the signings of striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton and midfielder Emre Can from Bayern Leverkusen, whilst Newcastle completed the signing of 20-year-old Spanish striker Ayoze Perez last week, as well as the signing of midfielder Jack Colback on a free transfer from Sunderland.

### **Where do you see Andre Ayew ending up? Liverpool, or Newcastle? Let us know your thoughts below.**

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