Asamoah Gyan- I was a major transfer target for Real Madrid but…

Gyan completed a sensational move to Sunderland after a successful FIFA World Cup tournament in 2010 and he hit the ground running by scoring 10 goals in 31 appearances for the Black Cats.

The 31-year-old's form attracted several interests and according to him Real Madrid were also involved in hunting him around that time.

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Gyan told Rokerreport: ''I felt like the club wanted to do business at that time rather than have the player. There was some interest in me the January beforehand; Liverpool, Tottenham and even talk of Real Madrid, but I was playing well and when you play well naturally clubs are interested in you - but I didn’t expect the club to let me go the way they did

''When Al Ain made the offer, Sunderland came to me and told me it was a loan deal for one season and I think the fee they were offering blew their minds considering it was only a loan deal. They were looking at the figures.

''At that time I was the lead man at the club, and they were letting me go on loan? I didn’t understand it. I was the lead striker and they were just letting me go on loan. I was just thinking it should be a permanent deal, or nothing else.''

Asamoah Gyan wanted a way out of Sunderland in 2011 was loaned to Al Ain in the UAE league.