Former Ghana coach Malik Jabir is disappointed Asamoah Gyan swerved Asante Kotoko for Legon Cities and has predicted he will struggle at the ‘small team’.
Gyan had been a long-term target for the Porcupine Warriors but they couldn’t match his financial demands.
The legendary striker signed for Legon Cities on deadline day, in a move which will see Gyan earn a reported $1million.
“Gyan’s comeback is good for the local league but I wish he had joined Kotoko because I have seen his heart is with Kotoko but maybe we didn’t have money to take him.
If he had come to Kotoko, he will have had things much easier than going to struggle in that small team,” he said on Luv FM.
Jabir further stated that Gyan should have chosen a club with much experience on the continent as a boost to his appearance on the local scene.
“He will struggle because who knows Legon Cities in Africa? Who knows Legon Cities even in our hierarchy?” he quizzed.
“They are now struggling to come up because it is a new team. It’s not their fault; they are a new side struggling to make it. So, it means he [Gyan] will struggle over there more than if he had come to Kotoko”.
Malik, however, believes Gyan’s presence will add a lot to the Ghana premier league.
“First of all, it will now go to tell all those who went outside and never came back and to remind them that when you go and you’re nearing completion come and end it home without any shame.
Secondly, it will again help whichever team Asamoah Gyan joins to rake in more money at the stadium because many people will want to see him play. If you look back at our days, because of a single player a lot of people used to come to the stadium.”