Steve Bruce has admitted it will be ‘very difficult’ for record signing Asamoah Gyan to return to Sunderland after his loan at Al Ain. The Ghanaian striker threw Bruce’s Premier League plans into chaos when he opted to move to the UAE at the end of the transfer window, and in so doing quadrupling his wages apparently. Bruce claims the door is open on a return when his loan ends but admits it would be difficult for the fans to welcome him back with open arms following his exit. “I would have to say now that it would be very, very difficult for him to return,” Bruce told talkSPORT. “For our supporters to welcome him back with open arms would be difficult but the door is open. It was a deal that suited everybody in the end.” “I would have to say now that it would be very, very difficult for him to return. “It’s part of the modern game, I can understand it if you’re 35 and have had your career and then you go for one last swan-song before you hang up your boots. I reminded him that he’s 25 and African Player of the Year. “I just couldn’t believe he decided or wanted just to give that all up and to stop playing in the biggest and best league in the world and to go and play in a league where the average attendance is 250-300 people. “Sometimes people are driven in different circumstances and it was sad the way it ended up. He’s a very, very decent player and when he arrived he was full of joys to be here, full of life and energy. “I do believe they [players] get their heads turned by outside influences, who want the deal to happen because they make money from it.”