The 27-year-old Ghanaian came in for heavy criticism when he quit Sunderland for Al Ain in 2011, initially joining the club on loan before making the move permanent 12 months.
Despite the abuse he has received, Gyan has not looked back since, scoring 53 goals in just 40 matches to help Al Ain clinch back-to-back Pro League titles.
Last season he also picked up the Al Hadath Al Riyadi’s golden boot, awarded to the top scorer in the Arab leagues, for his exploits in 2012 before going onto becpme the first player in UAE football history to score more than 30 goals in a campaign.
Little wonder then he is giving little thought to what might have been had he stayed on at the Sunderland, whom he joined in a then club record £13m deal from Rennes in 2010.
“I don’t regret quitting the English Premier League at all,” Ghana captain Gyan told reporters in homeland. “I am comfortable and happy there, and most importantly I deliver when I come to the Black Stars.
“My decision to move to the Arab world bordered on my family and what was good for me and not what people said or will say. Some people listen to friends in taking critical decisions and they mess up in the end.
“I scored 22 goals during my first season and improved to 31 in last season’s league and that is a great mark.”
Source: Sunderland-Mad
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