Asamoah Gyan reveals he left Sunderland for the money | OneFootball

Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan, currently with Turkish side Kayserispor, admitted he left the Black Cats at age 25 for a rather unsurprising reason: the money.

The 106-time Ghanaian international, who has admitted he wants to make a Sunderland return, told FourFourTwo that the decision was not exactly all his.

“Look, I’m going to be honest here, it was the money. It was too good to turn down but a hidden detail is that Sunderland accepted a £7m loan offer for me from Al Ain before even informing me,” he explained.

“Then they decided to convince me that the money was very good for a short loan and that the club needed the money.

“I was enjoying my football but Al Ain offered me wages that instantly made me the best-paid footballer in Africa. I couldn’t resist.

“Pray you never be put in such a situation. It changed everything and I just had to take it and leave it. I don’t regret it though because it made me who I am now.

“I enjoyed playing at Al Ain, I stayed for four seasons, and it changed my life financially forever.”

After Al Ain, he left for Shanghai SIPG in 2015, where he would go on to make £227,000… a week.

Some guys just have all the luck.