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Gyan to decide future at the end of loan

12 years ago
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Asamoah Gyan says he would decide his club future when hid loan spell with UAE side, Al-Ain comes to an end.

The Ghana striker is on a season-long loan from Sunderland after joining the English side for a club record fee of 13.2 million from Rennes in August 2010.

Speaking to Reuters at an event at the Design Museum where Puma unveiled new kits on Monday, the 25 year-old striker whose loan move had infuriated Sunderland manager, Steve Bruce is non-committal about the future and would only state his position only when the loan deal with Al Ain ends.

"Yes, I am on loan for one season with options. I will decide at the end of the season whether I am coming back to the Premiership or going somewhere else," he said.

"I am still a player with Sunderland, but I have four or five options on how things are going to be and then I will decide where my future lies."

On his time in the United Arab Emirates so far, Gyan says he has been delighted with the way things have turned out and has no regrets making the move.

"I'm really enjoying myself.

"Its really working out well for me and I'm really happy for now. I have no regrets at all about leaving Sunderland because everyone supported me, my family, everyone was positive so I moved without any doubt."

Gyan admits that the standard in the UAE is not as high as the Premier League and explains that his reason for being there is more than financial.

"Everybody knows the English Premiership is top in the world with more exposure and everything but the UAE league is improving in terms of football," he said.

"When I went there I thought to myself 'this is not what people are talking about, they are playing good football.'

"People are looking up to me in Africa. I have more fans in Europe. After last season, who knows? Maybe I am getting more exposure in this league -- it is improving, and I think I might be able to help that League improve.

"Football in England was not always what it is now, the league had to improve, well it's the same all over the world."