The Sunderland favourite star who is now earning big money away from football

The Sunderland favourite star who is now earning big money away from football

Although Asyamoah Gan had an amazing season with Sunderland, the cult hero has already moved on to other commercial endeavors.

Since his playing days at Sunderland AFC, Asamoah Gyan has gone through significant growth.

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the striker made his football debut with Ghana, where he scored three goals to lead the Black Stars to a record quarterfinal berth.

But in Ghana’s penultimate game of that tournament, he had the misfortune of missing a late penalty against Uruguay, sending the game to a penalty shootout, which his team ultimately lost.

Gyan’s stock was at an all-time high in spite of this. His exploits at Stade Rennais made him a target for several teams, and in the summer of 2010, Sunderland of the Premier League became the team to sign him.

Gyan signed a lucrative transfer deal to the Premier League after his outstanding performance at the World Cup.

When the Black Cats acquired the Ghanaian striker, they shattered their transfer record.

On the final transfer day of 2010, he paid an incredible £13 million to join the team.

The club would have been drawn to him not only by his World Cup performances but also by his goal scoring record in Ligue 1 the previous season. For the French team in the league, he added five assists to his 13 goals.

Given that he had only managed one goal the year before, the Ghanaian striker’s improvement was significant.

But he didn’t stay at Sunderland for very long. Gyan only spent one season in England before going on loan to Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates. A year later, he signed a four-year contract with the team.

The move was probably motivated by his claimed earnings of over £200,000, tax free.

Before retiring in 2023, he traveled to several clubs across the globe, including those in China, India, and Turkey.

But at that time, he developed a deep interest in business and invested his funds in several global ventures.

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