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Reports in his native Ghana claim Swansea City star, Andre Ayew, will reject a bid by new Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to sign him in January even though he is a lifelong fan of the Merseysiders.

Klopp was a known admirer of the 25-year-old when he was manager of Borussia Dortmund and Ayew was with French side Marseille. The German boss tried to sign him on two occasions at the time.

Ayew was instead captured by Swans manager, Garry Monk, this summer on a free transfer from Marseille and has proved a smash hit at the Welsh club grabbing four goals in his first eight Premier League outings with his latest coming in his side’s 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham before the international break.

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His stock has risen further of late with the news he has been named in a 37-man shortlist for the 2015 African Player of the Year.

Now that Klopp has succeeded former Swansea manager Brendan Rogers in the hot-seat at Anfield, speculation is rife that Ayew will become his No.1 transfer target when the window opens in the new year.

But unnamed sources in Ghana, who are said to be close to the player, claim Ayew, who is under contract at the Liberty Stadium until 2019, will reject any advances and will stay with the Swans for the rest of the season at least.

But it would seem Klopp’s hopes of signing Ayew might be boosted by the fact that the player himself is, in fact, a massive Liverpool supporter.

In an interview in April this year, Ayew reveals he has supported the Reds since he was a child and his favourite player of all time is former Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard.

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“I grew up watching English football and I support Liverpool,” said Ayew at the time.

“Steven Gerrard is my favourite player. They have always had exciting teams and now they are a club that like to play with pace and give chances to young players.

“I have been fortunate to experience Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford in the Champions League, but I want to play at Anfield and other grounds.”

Any move for Ayew would likely be firmly rejected by Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins and manager Monk. Klopp too already has plenty of attacking options at his disposal at Liverpool in the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino, but will want to stamp his mark at his new club by building a side he believes will succeed at Anfield.

Swansea supporters meanwhile will be left hoping Ayew’s new found allegiance to the famous white shirt of the Swans proves stronger than his childhood love of the red of Liverpool.