Asamoah Gyan Opens Up On Saudi League, Tells Kudus To Think Of His Family

Asamoah Gyan Opens Up On Saudi League, Tells Kudus To Think Of His Family

  • Retired Ghanaian player Asamoah Gyan has aired his views on rumours that a team in Saudi Arabia is interested in signing Kudus
  • The former captain of the Black Stars stated that he could not decide for Kudus but urged him to choose based on his best interest
  • Asamoah Gyan also shed light on the plight of some retired Ghanaian footballers in the country

Former captain of the senior national football team Asamoah Gyan has gone public regarding transfer rumours about Mohammed Kudus.

The twenty-three-year-old has been linked with a big-money move to Saudi side Al Ittihad.

Photo of Aasamoah Gyan and Kudus
Asamoah Gyan comments on the Saudi League. Photo credit: ASAMOAH_GYAN3 @GhanaBlackstars/X
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Speaking in an interview on Asaase Radio, Asamoah Gyan, who was asked about the transfer rumour, refused to give a specific answer as to whether the player should make the not.

He, however, added that many former players are now struggling financially after retiring and have been neglected.

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"Many footballers are struggling that people do not even know where are they noisemakers, at the end of the day, it is your family.”

Asamoah Gyan said many people would prefer to see Kudus play in a popular league simply because they seek their interests.

Saudi League is competitive

Asamoah Gyan, who played for Al Ain, also explained that the Saudi league had become competitive largely due to the authorities' decision to invest in it.

"It started somewhere. They injected money into it, and people started moving there. Saudi Arabia wants to bring in players so that their league becomes bigger. If you don't want it, it's your problem.Now the league is very competitive, Ronaldo is there, Benzema is there, same as Neymar.”

At the time of writing, the video had raked in over 700 likes.

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Kudus sets record in Europe

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Mohammed Kudus was the only player to complete the most dribbles in the 2023/2024 season of the Premier League.

To celebrate this significant milestone, Kudus' club, West Ham, dropped a video compilation of most of the successful dribbles he completed in various games.

The video was shared on West Ham's social media pages, and in the caption, the club sought to celebrate one of its star footballers.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.