Newcastle United hero Olivier Bernard has backed their move for Olympique Marseille attacker Andre Ayew.

Ayew is a Bosman target for the Toon.

Bernard wrote in the Evening Chronicle: "Newcastle United need leaders and their rumoured target Andre Ayew fits the bill perfectly.

"Ayew is one of those kind of players.

"He could walk into the club and take the armband with no worries whatsoever. He is a powerful player and I'm delighted that Newcastle are looking at it him as a potential summer signing - bringing him in would be the right sort of move."