West Ham United's Andre Ayew 'faces four months out'

West Ham United summer recruit Andre Ayew could be out for up to four months with the thigh injury he suffered during his side's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Jack Sullivan - the son of Hammers co-owner David - said in a Twitter post that the Ghana international will be sidelined until around mid-December.

"We are devastated that Ayew will be out for about four months. He needs surgery," he wrote.

Ayew, who joined West Ham from Swansea City in a deal worth £20.5m this summer, was thought to be out for only a matter of weeks before a scan revealed the extent of the damage.