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Chelsea are stepping up their attempt to sign Andre Ayew, and hope to shrug off interest from Bayern Munich. The 21-year-old Ghanian international has been a huge hit in the French league since his move from Ghana and has attracted interest from a whole host of Premier League clubs as well as clubs from Spain and Germany after a string of impressive performances this season for Marseille which has seen him score five goals. Predominately a winger, Ayew has also been used as a striker by the French club and its thought that this versatility is interesting Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas as he looks to find a striker to aid his front-line after accepting a transfer request from Nicolas Anelka who looks set to leave in January. A bid of around �10 million is thought to be enough to persuade Marseille to let go of their talented player and reports in France are suggesting that Chelsea remain in pole position to sign the player, but Arsenal are stepping up their interest.