Sports News of Friday, 16 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that Premier League side Sunderland urged him to leave the club after receiving an offer from the United Arab Emirates. According to him, when Al Ain proposed a lucrative loan deal, Sunderland assessed it with the idea that he might return at the end of the season. “There were a lot of stories coming up at that time, but it was Sunderland who told me to leave. I said, 'okay, I’ll go with the option to buy because I fell in love with the place',” he said. Gyan joined Sunderland from French club Rennes in August 2010 for £13 million following his impressive performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Source: GhanaWeb January 16, 2026 10:58 UTC