Ayew eager to make up for lost time with West Ham

Andre Ayew admits he is desperate to make up for lost time on his injury return for West Ham.

The club record signing injured his thigh on his Premier League debut against Chelsea earlier this season but has staged a quick recovery.

The Ghana international returned against the same opponents in midweek in the EFL Cup and now is desperate to show the Hammers fans what they have been missing.

Ayew said: “It is a great feeling to be back. I was supposed to be out for a very long time but the medical staff worked hard here and also in France.

“I want to thank all the people who helped me get out to play because we worked really, really hard. Now I hope it is just the beginning.

“There were different ideas from different specialists and we took the decision not to have the operation. Now things are going well. Hopefully I can keep on training and get back to my fitness.

“I am not a player who had a lot of injuries in the past. It is part of the game. It was tough to accept that in the first game. I had to relax, do the treatment I had to do to get my leg right again.

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“It wasn’t easy but I knew the sacrifice that were ahead of me if I wasn’t going to have the operation. Hopefully, it was a good decision we took.

“I hope and pray that the next games will be the same so my confidence level will get higher. Every day I am getting stronger from training and I feel better.”