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Jordan Ayew may be Africa’s MVP this season

There must have been moments, since Jordan Ayew left FC Lorient for Aston Villa in 2015, when he regretted moving to the Premier League.

He was relegated with both Aston Villa and Swansea City, and there were groans from Crystal Palace fans when he was recruited on loan in 2018—let alone when he was signed for £2.5 million a year later.

The 2018-19 season was the only season in which Jordan spent a full season with one club in the Premier League and didn’t endure relegation at the campaign’s conclusion.

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However, it was also his least productive campaign, as he ended the season with just one league goal, having lost his automatic place in Roy Hodgson’s starting XI midway through the campaign.