Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is growing tired of people trying to 'engineer' big-money moves for Asamoah Gyan.
The Ghana international has constantly been linked with a Stadium of Light departure since performing well in a friendly against England in March but Bruce feels most of the transfer speculation comes from people trying to make some quick cash and he wants it to stop.
"Since that game at Wembley, all the parasites, as I call them, hover around. People are in his ear constantly trying to engineer a deal for him," Bruce said.
"Certainly since the England game, when he played at Wembley so well on the night, something has been troubling him.
"It's very difficult, the constant speculation no matter what you try to quash or quell, and the people around him, the people who want to make a fast buck, shall we say, and it affects him in the end.
"He was going from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich to Valencia to Atletico Madrid.
"We have had a discussion with him and he needs now to focus and get himself back on track again and be the Asamoah Gyan we know he is capable of.
"These things affect these players, and it has affected Asa. I had a conversation with him two days ago to say, 'Look, the window has now closed, Asa. We need to see you back playing again and back the way you know you can play'."
