SHANGHAI SIPG TO OFFLOAD GYAN DUE TO
INJURIES
Evans Gyamera-Antwi
The Chinese giants are weighing up options to part
ways with the Black Stars captain, following a
lacklustre outing this season
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan could be axed anytime
soon by his club Shanghai SIPG, according to South
China Morning Post .
The 30-year-old joined the Chinese Super League
outfit from United Arab Emirates side Al Ain FC in
2015 but ‘has failed to live up to expectations’,
prompting plans by the Red Eagles to part ways with
the former Sunderland player, the paper said.
Gyan is reported to be earning $350,000 a week,
making him the highest paid footballer in Africa, and
ranked sixth in the world. However, in an attempt to
reduce their bulging wage bill, SIPG want to sack the
Ghanaian and free up one of their four slots for
foreign players, according to the report.
The Black Stars top scorer made ten appearances in
the Chinese Super League last season, claiming four
goals but has played only six games out of eleven
this term, netting two goals.
SIPG manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is reported to
have expressed interest in Zenit St Petersburg’s
Brazilian striker Hulk as Gyan's replacement.
Shanghai sit fourth on the log with 21 points, seven
points behind leaders Guanzhou Evergrande. Fb@Nicolas acheampong
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