1998 FIFA World Cup winner, Marcel Desailly has reiterated that striker Jordan Ayew has the requisite qualities to play for a club like Chelsea.
Jordan is currently Crystal Palace’s top scorer in the Premier League with nine goals.
The 28-year-old is now the highest Ghanaian top goal scorer in the Premier League with 25 goals, a record that was held by Tony Yeboah.
Desailly, who played for Chelsea between 1998 and 2004 and he believes Jordan is ready to play for the Stamford Bridge outfit.
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“It’s time for him [to step up],” Desailly. He’s 28-years-old now and he has reached a very high level, as well as being quite consistent in his performances,” Desailly told FootballmadeinGhana.
“We need him to have more hunger. We want him to become a killer. You can see in his face that he is not really a killer, but he is showing great ability, and being at Chelsea can bring him to the level that we all know that he can get to because he is a very good player,” the former France international added.
Jordan’s form has seen him involved in almost 40% of Crystal Palace’s goals this season, as the club sits 10th on the table.
