Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed an interest from top European sides Real Madrid, Liverpool and Tottenham during his time in England.
The Black Stars captain spent one season at Premiership side Sunderland after his tremendous display at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Gyan succeeded at Sunderland in his short spell which according to the Ghanaian international pushed the top Clubs to inquire about him.
”I felt like the club wanted to do business at that time rather than have the player. There was some interest in me the January beforehand; Liverpool, Tottenham and even talk of Real Madrid, but I was playing well and when you play well naturally clubs are interested in you – but I didn’t expect the club to let me go the way they did,” Gyan told Rokerreport
”When Al Ain made the offer, Sunderland came to me and told me it was a loan deal for one season and I think the fee they were offering blew their minds considering it was only a loan deal. They were looking at the figures.
”At that time I was the lead man at the club, and they were letting me go on loan? I didn’t understand it. I was the lead striker and they were just letting me go on loan. I was just thinking it should be a permanent deal, or nothing else.”
The 31-year-old made an early departure from Sunderland when he left to join UAE giants Al Ain.
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