Sunderland boss Bruce excited by Gyan arrival

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is delighted with record signing Asamoah Gyan.

Bruce finally got his hands on the Ghana international striker with just 20 minutes of the summer transfer window to spare when the 24-year-old completed his move from French Ligue 1 side Rennes.

The fee is in excess of £13million and significantly higher than the initial £10million the club paid Tottenham for Darren Bent last summer.

Bruce will hope for a similar return from Gyan, who has signed a four-year contract at the Stadium of Light.

He said: "As anyone who has watched Ghana recently or who watched the World Cup will tell you, Asamoah is a real livewire.

"He had a fantastic tournament in the summer and a lot of European clubs sat up and took notice.

"I have been very keen to bring in another striker to add to the quality we have, but only when we felt the deal was right.

"We feel this is a great deal for the football club and Asamoah really wants to be here and in the Barclays Premier League, so I'm delighted he has joined us."

 
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