Yoann Gourcuff

Gunner89

Arsenal have been offered a cut-price move for Lyon star Yoann Gourcuff, according to reports.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is known to be a long-term admirer of midfielder Gourcuff, but refused to beat the £20million Lyon paid Bordeaux for his services in 2009.

However, Gourcuff’s career has since gone off the rails, with the 28-year-old struggling with injuries and off the field problems, and he is now looking to rejuvenate his career with a move out of France.

According to Life Sports, Lyon have made the playmaker available for a bargain £3million – but interested clubs will have to take on his whopping £4million-a-year salary.

The news has not put off Arsenal or Spartak Moscow though, with the duo both said to be considering making a move for the player in the closing stages of the transfer window.

Gourcuff, who is yet to play for Lyon this season due to a series of injury setbacks, is hopeful of returning to full training in the next few days, in a bid to build up his fitness ahead of a transfer.

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lorddulaarsenal

Do not want.

Klaus

He's 26, not 28.

lorddulaarsenal

Even more in common with diaby then!

Claudius

only 26? we've been buying this guy since the late 90s. don't want

Klaus

Nobody wants him at the moment. The question is: how much potential does he still have, and would he have a realistic chance of realising it at Arsenal?

Given our current situation and the fact we're stocked up on crocks like Diaby and Rosicky already it wouldn't be the smartest signing in the world. But I'd still take him on the cheap.

MistaT

ewwwwwwww

Bold Tone

Don't want, never wanted. Even at his peak, could not see what others saw in him!

asajoseph

No more L1 deadbeats. Did I say that already?

Burnwinter

Gourcuff is evidently psychologically frail, let's not go there. Hell if we need a dead ball specialist I'd rather have Aliadiere ...

kamikaze

never rated him

spacemanspiff

He has had 1 very good season at Bordeaux, and another where he was decent. The rest of his career has been pretty much awful in France. He's a big joke at OL.

Gunner89

L'equipe stating we've been offered a loan

JazzG

Wouldn't complain about a loan deal, better to have him than nobody, which is looking likely...

Clrnc

We are a joke really

Captain

If Gourcuff pitches up, I'll break something.

FrancisJeffersAwfulCareer

Pathetic.

Mirth

Gunner89 wrote:
L'equipe stating we've been offered a loan

speedy

At his peak I saw him in the flesh for france. He was awful nice first touch, nothing else.

Shady

Everytime I've seen the guy he seems to shoot non stop. And miss.