The transfer of Africa's highest paid player to a Championship club reportedly broke down due to a failed medical, but he has now slammed these reports as lies.
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Asamoah Gyan flew into England on Sunday and underwent a medical examination on Monday.
It was reported by Getreading that Gyan failed the medical, and would only be fit to play after eight weeks of training, but the Ghana captain has now dismissed these claims via Twitter.
He first posted a cryptic message, saying: "Am proud of my Country, No one can stop me from serving my country.. Ghana made me who I am today.."
Am proud of my Country, No one can stop me from serving my country.. Ghana made me who I am today.. pic.twitter.com/vBCtpQc9O4
— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) August 30, 2016
The post on his official account was accompanied by a tweet from the account of his official mobile app: "Lies lies lies".
Lies lies lies
— BabyJet16 (@BabyJetU16) August 30, 2016
It has since been suggested that Reading wanted to prevent Gyan from playing in the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, for which Ghana have already qualified.
He could miss up to five weeks of club football while representing the Black Stars at the tournament in Gabon next year, and it seems Reading were not prepared to conclude the transfer knowing they would not have their new striker available for a crucial stage of the season.
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Gyan, though, could still complete a deadline day transfer after being linked with Sunderland and Fulham. Either way, the 30-year-old will probably have take a massive pay cut from the £227 000 a week he currently earns at Shanghai SIPG in order to complete a move.
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