Ghana international Jordan Ayew is determined to give his best for Crystal Palace in the 2020/21 season which commences on September 12.
The 28-year-old ended last season with nine goals - including that stunning strike against West Ham United in December - and as the Eagles’ Player of the Year. He was also was named Crystal Palace Player of the Month twice and he scooped 10 man-of-the-match awards.
This season, Ayew is looking to continue from where he left last term, when their 2020/21 Premier League campaign kick-start against Southampton at Selhurst Park.
"Everyone wants to play in big competitions. We want to finish in the top half of the table. We hope to get a good start to the season and we’ll see how it goes,” Ayew said, as reported by Citi Sports.
"There haven’t been too many changes. The manager is trying to find solutions and different options, which is normal. The most important thing is to stay focused and start the new season well.
“I’m a Crystal Palace player, I’m happy here. My family is also happy here. Everything is in Palace’s hands. I’m a very ambitious player but I intend to give my best for Palace this season."
“I think it’s quite simple. I think we had a good season until March, then [there was the] Covid-19 [suspension] for three months, then [we] started the league again. I think we won our first game after Covid-19 and after, I think we didn’t win until the end of the season,” Ayew explained.
“I think we won one game out of eight. I think overall it’s been a good season. We didn’t do well at the end but like I said we are a team and our target was to stay in the Premier League and we managed to do that."
"Overall, it was a good season. The target was to stay in the Premier League and we managed to do that. [The break from] Covid-19 didn’t help us like it did for other teams but we’re getting ready for next season."
On Saturday, Ayew bagged a brace as Palace thrashed Charlton Athletic 3-0 in a pre-season fixture.
Palace will kick-start their 2020/21 Premier League campaign against Southampton at Selhurst Park on September 12.