West Ham United’s plans of signing Jordan Ayew from Aston Villa could well be upset by Derby County, according to The Daily Mail.
The Rams are pushing for promotion to the Premier League and have lofty ambitions of establishing themselves in the top tier.
The latest report suggests that should Derby get out of The Championship this season, Ghana international Ayew would be one of their major targets this summer.
The former Lorient attacker has been a rare bright spark for Villa this term, scoring six Premier League goals for the Midlands club in a dire collective campaign.
West Ham are being heavily linked with a move for Ayew at the end of the season, especially given that there are question marks over whether Diafra Sakho will still be a Hammer in 2016-17.
Ayew is expected to be available for around £6 million and would be a canny acquisition for Slaven Bilic’s men should Sakho seek an exit.
