Yoann Gourcuff linked

Probably a non story but he's the type of player I@d love to see brought in.

http://www.nufcblog.com/2013/06/09/newcastle-linked-with-top-french-international-play-maker/

As far as we can tell, by looking through our archives we have never ever been linked with Lyon’s French International play-maker Yoann Gourcuff.


But there is news today that clubs supposed to be after the player are Arsenal and Newcastle, and that they have made no contact with Lyon – well maybe, just maybe, that’s because they are not interested in the player?

It’s true that Arsenal were linked with Yoann last summer, but Newcastle were not, and it seems Lyon are prepared to sell him this summer, and the Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas is ready for offers coming in, and this is what he told the French press.

“I don’t know if there will be offers,” “But his current level should attract some clubs.”

Gourcuff has played for all the France youth sides, and 29 times with four goals for the full French side.

Yoann started his career with Lorient back in 1992 when he was six years old and his father was the manager, and he moved to Rennes in 2003 where he spent three seasons.

He then joined Inter-Milan in 2006 for a fee of €4.6M (£4M) and was there for two seasons before joining Bordeaux, where he had been on loan for a year and stayed for one more season when Laurent Blanc was the manager.

And the 6’1″ player then joined Lyon in 2010 for €22M (£19M) and that transfer fee should be enough to put Mike Ashley off trying to sign the attacking midfielder, who can also play as a second striker.

Yoann is a gifted player, but we don’t expect Newcastle to be interested in him this summer.

 

Non starter really. Lyon want something like 12m for him and he's on about 80kpw

 

Would never come here, non story.

 

I think we need more British players but he is talented.

 

If Cabaye goes then maybe.

 

Do we just want as many different spellings of 'Yohann' here as possible

 

More consistent version of Cabs.

 

I'd take his dad

 

We have a better more proven manager than his dad

 

Yeah, but Tash won't become manager until there's a clause in the contract about 45 minutes "alone time" after training, which he currently gets with the latest installment of football manager...

 

Anybody got a count on the number of players we're supposed to have been linked with?

 

Pardew style.

 

I've lost count. Need to borrow a Mackem's hands and feet to help count on because it's definitely over 26 by now.

 

Actually 34 so far. I'm more interested in the ones where NUFC have been actually mentioned by the player/agent. Still waiting for the 1st.

 

Raylor will be back from injury and so will be 'like' a new signing.

 

They'll put up a new SPORTS DIRECT 'sign', does that count?

 

Read that if we were to sell Cabaye we wouldn't be signing a senior replacement. Anita would be promoted and a youngster such as Will Hughes signed as backup. Was just twitter cack from an 'itk' but it really wouldn't be a surprising turn of events.

 

Nearly right. A youngster such as Bradden Inman would be the "new signing".