Swansea City manager Steven Cooper has described Ghana skipper Andre Ayew as a high-profile player at the club following his impressive displays so far in the 2019/20 season.
Just 24 hours after Swansea defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Elland Road - the club announced that Andre Ayew was set to stay at the club.
The club had been eager to offload Ayew in the summer in a bid to further reduce the wage bill.
But, the 29-year-old made an instant impact on his return to Swansea's first team, scoring twice in a 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Northampton Town last month.
Speaking ahead of their game against Nottingham Forest, manager Steven Cooper is pleased with the performances of Ayew and describes him as a high-profile player.
"Andre’s a high-profile player here at Swansea and in the Championship and he did have offers. He could have gone. But the most important thing to say is that he’s wanted to stay because he believes in what we’re doing and he wants to be a part of it," added Cooper.
"My gut feeling was that that would be the case. I just saw a really motivated player every single day.
"My experience of Andre, as with all the players, have only been positive. He’s obviously a talented player, he's making a difference in-game and he's performing well, but he’s also captain of his national team, he has experience and has been more than willing to share that and trying to get the best out of others.
"I've really enjoyed my conversations with him, he understands the game and I look forward to working with him.
"The key to everything is motivation. If you're motivated then you get the best out of yourself. With him staying he’s obviously motivated to do well here and if he does that I think everybody will be a winner, especially him."