Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan, has joined Indian top division side NorthEast United.
The Black Stars general captain has signed a short term deal.
Gyan, 35, became a free agent after his contract with Turkish team, Kayserispor, ended in June.
The club took to its official twitter handle to announce the deal to their over 400,000 followers on the social networking site.
Airline ➡ Baby Jet ✈
Next destination ➡ NorthEast 🇮🇳Welcome to Sarusajai, @ASAMOAH_GYAN3! 🇬🇭#WelcomeGyan#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/Djk3xMQsMl
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) September 19, 2019
Gyan said:
“I am extremely excited to start this new chapter in my career. I have heard great things about NorthEast United FC and the Indian Super League and I am thrilled to be a part of it for the upcoming season. I am confident that we can better the wonderful season the club had last year.”
NorthEast United Executive Director, Priya Runchal added:
“We are thrilled to have a player of Gyan’s calibre and experience join our squad. He has continuously delivered excellence at the highest of levels of world football and we are confident that he will add a lot of firepower on the pitch here.”
Gyan’s illustrious career has taken him to 9 clubs in Italy, France, England, UAE, China, Turkey and now India.