If rumours are to be believed Arsenal are now close to submit a £12 million bid for Olympique Lyon’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, as the 25-year-old is edging closer to an exit from the French Ligue 1. Lloris, who was probably the best goalkeeper at this summer’s EURO tournament and surely the best French player of the summer, has expressed his desire to move on to a bigger European club after…
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Lyon Star Not Looking Into Arsenal Rumours
Lyon’s attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff won’t be moving away from the club in spite of rumours coming in which are linking the midfielder with a possible move to London club Arsenal. The player’s agent dismissed the possibility of Gourcuff leaving the French club until after this year’s EURO, also stating that the midfielder is feeling good at Lyon. “We’ve spoken with Gourcuff and he has no reason to leave Lyon,”…
Lyon Invite Arsenal To Bid On Top Full-back
Lyon’s chief Jean-Michel Aulas admitted that the sale of French full-back Aly Cissokho is a very likely outcome in January with Premiership clubs Newcastle and Arsenal trailing the 24-year-old full-back who has stated his interest in playing in the Premiership. “Possible winter departures? That doesn’t mean we don’t have any more means, but we want to keep the rules we set, which is to not increase deficit,” Aulas told L’Equipe.…
Gourcuff can’t join Arsenal until after the Euros
The Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has been closely linked with a loan move to Arsenal, despite Arsene Wenger stating that the Gunners midfield is “too crowded to bring in another one in January. But today the Lyon Chief, Jean-Michel Aulas, has made it clear that the French playmaker won’t be going anywhere until after the Euro2012 tournament this summer. Aulas said: “The journalists writing that Gourcuff is on his way…
Wenger’s Not Interested In French Star Yoann Gourcuff
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger replied to the rumours which were linking the Gunners with a possible move for Lyon’s centre midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, saying that they’re not interested in him yet. “He is a player I like a lot and I believe people have been very critical towards him in France. Gourcuff also offered a statement in which he basically said he’s not willing to go at the moment. “I…
Arsenal revive interest in Brazilian winger Bastos
With the African Nations Cup in mind Arsene Wenger has revived interest in Olympique Lyon’s Brazilian winger Michael Bastos according to French press. Arsenal will have to let Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh go to the African Nations Cup, but these are not all of Wenger’s problems. Chamakh might go for good with offers from PSG, Bordeaux and Sevilla, while Russian winger Andrey Arshavin has long been linked with a move…
