Aston Villa’s Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew has been targeted by Olympiacos boss Paulo Bento to bolster his attacking option.

Ghanaguardian.com can exclusive reports that Olympiacos boss Bento wants to see Jordan Ayew in his squad if the Cardozo move fails. Olympiacos officials made an initial contact with Villa last week about Ayew’s availability. But it’s understood new manager Roberto Di Matteo is not keen on selling him. Di Matteo sees the former Lorient man as a key player as Villa attempt to return the Premier League on first time asking.

Olympiacos are likely to end their striker search on deadline day, and it’s clear that it’s down to seek for the signature of the Ghana international.

A £10m signing from French side Lorient, Ayew was leading scorer for Villa last season in the Premier League with 7 goals. Ayew has 24 caps for Black Stars and has scored 8 goals for Ghana.

The 25 years old is expected in Ghana ahead of AFCON 2017 qualifier against Rwanda.