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Sunderland break transfer record to sign Asamoah Gyan
guardian.co.uk Aug 31 2010 13:05
• Gyan joins from Rennes for fee `in excess of £13m`• Ghana forward signs four-year contract with SunderlandSunderland have confirmed the signing of Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan for a club record fee "in excess of £13m". The 24-year-old arrived on Wearside today to undergo a medical and has now signed a four-year contract.The Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been trying to secure Gyan`s services from French side Rennes after selling Kenwyne Jones to Stoke before the start of the Premier League season.Gyan scored three goals in Ghana`s run to the World Cup quarter-finals, although he missed a penalty in the final minute of extra time that would have put his country into the last four.The fee eclipses the £10m that Bruce paid to bring Darren Bent to the Stadium of Light from