Bilic: Two options for Ayew

Andre Ayew could be facing between two to four months out depending on whether he has surgery, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.

West Ham bought Ayew for a club-record fee, which chairman David Gold confirmed to be £20.5m, but the 26-year-old was forced off with an injury in the first half of his debut in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea, live on Monday Night Football. 

Gold had confirmed the forward will face four months on the sidelines with the thigh problem, but Bilic now says the recovery time could be cut significantly depending on whether they opt for surgery or not. 

“For Andre Ayew, there are two solutions, one with surgery and one without,” Bilic said at his pre-match press conference. “We are going to decide which one soon.

“He could be out for two and a half months or up to four. It shouldn’t be more. He could be back this year, and we just have to hope. It would be easier to bring one or two more players in if we are in Europe because they will get more minutes.

“One player might be the difference if we are or aren’t in Europe in terms of bringing people in. We’ve already played two games at the new Stadium, but what we need to settle is to win. Hopefully that will come on Sunday.

“I spoke to Andre five minutes …

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