Sunderland have scooped up Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan on deadline day in a deal worth about 13.5 million pounds.
The centre-forward who joins from French team Rennes, was one of the superstars of the recent World Cup, and was even shortlisted for the Golden Ball Award.
The Black Cats, who sold Kenwyne Jones to Stoke earlier this season, have been targeting Gyan for a long time now, and just hours before the transfer window slammed shut, they finally came to an agreement with his French employers.
Meanwhile, Wigan’s effort to bolster their squad were given a huge boost, as they got in Franco Di Santo from Chelsea for a reported 2 million pounds. Di Santo, who spent almost the whole of last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers, had never been a regular at Stamford Bridge, and this move seems to be a step in the right direction for both clubs.
