In 2023, ex-Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan found himself ruined after just retiring from sports.
Once one of the highest paid players on the planet, Asamoah Gyan found himself with 734 euros in his account in 2023. This is what the quarter-finalist of the 2010 World Cup confided with the Ghana (107 caps, 51 goals) for the care of GhanaWebhimself quoted by the Spanish sports daily Mark.
After requesting a divorce in 2018 from his ex-wife then accused of infidelity, the former center forward revealed in Rennes saw the courts confirm the paternity of their three children whom he had submitted to DNA tests. Following which he was ordered to pay significant compensation to his offspring as well as their mother.
The native of Accra had to give up his house to United Kingdom as well as a villa in Accra, but also his BMW, an Infiniti car and a gas station, relays Mark. And this, even though he had not been paid for several months by Kayserispor (Türkiye) at the end of his career, he explained, with bank statements to back it up.
Gyan, the rebirth
The fall was probably painful for the man who earned 193,000 euros per week between 2011 and 2015 in the United Arab Emirates after his disappointing spell at Sunderland in 2010-2011, then 274,000 euros per week in China (Shanghai SIPG), making him at at the time one of the highest paid players behind Neymar (€305,118), Luis Suárez (€305,118) or Gareth Bale (€277,380). Even if this declaration of bankruptcy should be taken with a grain of salt, knowing the recurrence of this practice among ex-football stars in order to reduce their debts to pay.
An impression which has been confirmed since the former Udinese man, whose fortune is one of the best kept secrets from now on, has redone his cherry. Indeed, according to Markthe person concerned leads a very comfortable life, against a backdrop of lucrative investments, such as those made in boxing, tennis, music, noodle distribution or even public transport.
Gyan is also involved in humanitarian work, relays Mark. “I have not been fair to the youth and people of Ghana. As of now, I am not affiliated with any political party. I will continue my humanitarian work and help the youth of Ghana in my own way. Nothing political. God bless our homeland Ghana. THANKS “he said.
