Dede Ayew in haste to rejoin his brother in the EPL

Published on: 18 October 2019

Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew hopes to rejoin his younger brother in the English Premier League soon.

Jordan's fine start to the current Premier League season with Crystal Palace ignites Dede to defeat Barnsley this weekend to enhance Swansea's EPL return.

Dede was the trailblazer for his family in the English top-flight when he first went to the Swans in 2015, and if the Welsh side can continue their strong form, then a return to the elite division will be within their grasp.

Andre had several offers to thwart him away from the Liberty Stadium after a spell with Turkish Giant Fernebache, he, however, believed in Cooper'ss dreams and stayed to fight their way back to the Premier League.

In early September, when the Ghanaian committed himself to stay with the Swans, he admitted that he "had a number of offers from some major clubs abroad" but had fully bought into manager Steve Cooper's plan to get the club promoted.

He added: "The fans have also been amazing with the reception they have given me and I'm really looking forward to repaying the faith they have shown in me."

The midfielder has two goals from his nine appearance in the championship with three assists, helping his club to fourth place in the standings and just one point behind leaders West Brom.

"We're still in it; we're only a point away from the leaders," Ayew told his club's official website, "We always need to be ready for any challenge that the Championship brings.

"We've done great things this season and some that aren't so great. But what we're doing at the moment is good and we need to continue that."

This weekend Ayew and Swansea head to South Yorkshire for a clash with second-from-bottom Barnsley on Saturday, looking to keep themselves in the promotion zone, while a win could be enough to send them top of the standings, depending on results elsewhere.

A positive result at Barnsley would be another step toward Ayew's ambition of joining his younger sibling in the top flight, and a further vindication of his decision to remain with Swansea and take the hard road back to the Premier League.

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