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[ 2012-07-07 ]

Sunderland delighted to recoup Asamoah Gyan transfer fee
Sunderland have ensured they have recouped their
outlay on Asamoah Gyan after the Ghanaian
completed a permanent switch to the Middle East.

Gyan's drawn-out move to Al-Ain reached a
conclusion yesterday after the striker agreed a
four-year deal with the United Arab Emirates
outfit, who initially took him from Wearside on a
season-long loan deal last September.

The Black Cats have not disclosed the fee in the
deal, but it is thought to be around the £6m mark
– which is in addition to the £6m Sunderland
banked from allowing the 26-year-old to leave on
loan.

That is less than the club record £13m price tag
Sunderland agreed to pay French outfit Rennes in
the summer of 2010. But that sum was dependant on
a number of add-ons, which were never triggered
because of Gyan's early exit.

Sunderland have not made a loss on the deal, and
will be relieved that they have finalised an
agreement to remove Gyan, pictured from the wage
bill.

Likewise, Al-Ain are equally pleased to have
landed their man after Gyan had been in demand
from elsewhere in the Middle East, along with
Turkish outfit Galatasaray.

Gyan notched 25 times last season to help Al-Ain
lift the league title and the oil-rich club are
thought to have handed him a contract worth an
estimated £140,000 a week – double the salary
he was paid when he first arrived on loan.

A statement from Al-Ain said: “Al-Ain Sports and
Cultural Club can announce that Ghanaian striker,
Asamoah Gyan has moved to Al-Ain.

“Gyan moved to Al-Ain last year on a loan
contract and he showed excellent harmony with the
players on and off the pitch.

“His high level of performance urged Al-Ain head
coach Cosmin Olaroiu to ask the club's management
to secure the player on a permanent contract.”

There was never any question of Gyan returning to
Sunderland this summer after he left the Black
Cats in the lurch by orchestrating a move away
from the Stadium of Light following the end of
last August's transfer window.

Boss Martin O'Neill made no attempt at a
reconciliation with Gyan after succeeding Steve
Bruce in December, and happily gave the go-ahead
for Sunderland to cut their ties with the player.

Source - Ghanasoccernet.com



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