The Ghanaian winger is not convinced that the club will be able to challenge Paris Saint-Germain for the Ligue 1 title next season and so has made the decision to leave
Marseille captain Andre Ayew has confirmed that he will leave the Ligue 1 club at the end of the season.
Club president Vincent Labrune revealed on Wednesday that OM could not afford to keep Ayew, with the Ghana international expected to move to the Premier League.
Speaking after Marseille's 4-0 thumping of Lille on Saturday, in which he scored his 10th goal in 27 games this season, Ayew verified Labrune's statement.
"The president has spoken, therefore things have been said, more or less. We know I'm going to leave the club. This is a page that will turn," he told reporters.
"There are many things behind it. We tried to find solutions that I stay but, for the club and me, it was a bit complicated, whether in sport or financial aspects.
"I expected more. I wanted the club to have a competitive team next year to play the title and it is not ensured, and the club could not offer me the same wage."
Ayew's contract will expire at the end of June, bringing to an end almost a lifetime's association with Marseille.
The midfielder's father - Abedi Pele - played for the club, while Ayew signed his first contract with them as a 17-year-old.
Ayew has made 206 appearances for OM in all competitions, winning two Coupe de la Ligue titles.
It is the third season in a row that Marseille have lost a key player, with Mathieu Valbuena having departed to Dynamo Moscow last year after Loic Remy left midway through the 2012-13 campaign.
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