I reckon it's bollocks. Players like these pop up before every transfer window alongside claims of "He's being monitored by clubs X, Y and Z." but it's always bollocks and people always take them far too seriously. I'd be surprised if many PL clubs even watch games in the Middle East and I'm almost certain we won't.
Well he was on trial at Tottenham and was offered a deal but work permit issues got in the way. Guessing he must've played some more internationals otherwise this wouldn't have cropped up again.
Was he actually offered a deal though or does transfers.com say he was offered a deal? Excuse my ignorance. He might actually be a wonderful talent but it just seems like another one of these players we and a handful of other clubs are linked with on a bi-annual basis.
What makes you say that? Work Permits can be hard to get, especially if the player comes from lesser known footballing nations. He completed the trial and Spurs tried to get a deal done but they couldn't because they couldn't get him a work permit. Usually big clubs loan players out to other countries for them to gain EU nationality (like Chelsea did with Matej Delac), but Spurs didn't fancy paying a player for 3 years while he plays for somebody else, so they let it go.
A WORLD RECORD loan fee with Steve Bruce and UAE's Al Ain FC . sound familiar ? Sunderland will receive a WORLD RECORD loan fee over Asamoah Gyan's move to the UAE's Al Ain. bruce already has big connections with Al Ain
This sounds like Kamel Ghilas all over again. Wasn't there a number of teams interested in him & somehow we managed to grab this star.
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independently verified Guinness book of records "Steve Bruce received the worlds highest ever loan fee for a single player, On 10 September 2011, it was confirmed on the Sunderland website that Gyan would leave on a season long loan to club Al Ain FC. Amid speculation of a fee of up to £6 million being paid for the loan period, with Gyan receiving up to four times his previous salary, Chairman Niall Quinn emphasised the financial benefits of the deal for both Sunderland and the player. a further £6.4million after the loan ended. The contract would see Gyan earning £140,000+ a week after taxes
