A superb month both personally and for the 22-year-old French international’s team has been capped with the UNFP gong for April.
Girondins de Bordeaux’s Yoann Gourcuff has been named the best player in France for April, seeing off the challenge of Olympique de Marseille pair Mamadou Niang and Brandao. He won the award, which is voted for on the UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels), by claiming 48 per cent of the vote.
Gourcuff played five times for les Girondins during April, helping them remain in contention for the Ligue 1 title by winning all four of their league games. His role was pivotal, especially in a dramatic 3-2 win over Stade Rennais at the Stade de la Route de Lorient. Bordeaux, who were reduced to ten men early on, trailed 2-1 late in the game. Gourcuff struck ... Read more »
The French star is keen on returning to the San Siro, according to his coach...
Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff is likely to head back to Milan as coach Laurent Blanc admits his star man wants a Serie A return.
The French ace, who is on loan at Bordeaux from the Rossoneri until the end of the season, has been a phenomenon in Ligue 1 this term, scoring 11 times for les Girondins to date. Blanc claims the Milan-owned man is ready to go back to Italy.
"Gourcuff wants to return to Milan," Blanc told L'Equipe.
Milan want €15 million from the French side if they are to keep him permanently, however, with this latest development, this seems unlikely to happen.
Gourcuff will therefore get his return to the San Siro. However, he is likely to find it hard fighting for a regular slo... Read more »
French league title contenders Bordeaux have received a boost with reports today that star playmaker Yoann Gourcuff wants to negotiate a permanent move from AC Milan.
Gourcuff has recently been Bordeaux's inspiration, scoring four goals in the last three games to take his league tally to 10, only three behind the team's top scorer, Fernando Cavenaghi.
With four rounds remaining, Bordeaux are level on 68 points with Marseille at the top of the league, trailing on goal difference ahead of Wednesday's match at Valenciennes. Marseille are at Nice on the same night.
Coach Laurent Blanc remains hopeful the club will release the necessary funds to sign the France international.
When Milan loaned Gourcuff in June, it gave Bordeaux the option of buying the 22-year-old Gourcuff for €15 million as the playmaker was not includ... Read more »
Despite earlier reports in the Spanish press of an agreement with Los Blancos, the Brazilian’s representative has sent a clear message to the contrary…
Following the declaration in Spanish newspaper As that personal terms had been agreed between Kaka and Florentino Perez, the player’s father and agent Bosco Liete wasted no time in issuing a statement of clarification, expressing his son’s loyalty to his current club, AC Milan.
“There is no agreement whatsoever with Real Madrid, and there is no truth in the story which states the player has already signed a contract with the Spanish club,” said Liete, clearly a little irritated by the reports, to La Repubblica.
“Kaka is extremely concentrated on the final rounds of the championship and his loyalty to Milan is as strong as ever,” ... Read more »
The Spanish media are convinced that the Brazilian has made an agreement to join Real Madrid this summer...
AC Milan star Kaka will be playing for Real Madrid next season after agreeing personal terms with presidential candidate Florentino Perez, according to As.
The Spanish paper, notorious for its transfer announcements of varying reliability, is leading with the story in its Saturday morning edition, reporting that the Brazilian has agreed to a €12 million per season deal over a five year period.
The paper reads, "Kaka's days at the club [Milan] are numbered," and states that "the agreement has been made with his agent and father Bosco Leite".
AS also suggests that the ball will now pass over to Milan, who are ready to trade. The report claims that Kaka will fo... Read more »
The central defender has jokingly offered to pay for Gourcuff’s salary from his own wages if the young international star agrees to stay at the Stade Chaban Delmas next term.
Girondins de Bordeaux’s progress has continued on an upward trend this season and, with just three matches left in the Ligue 1 season, they are rated by many pundits as the favourites to claim the title, despite Olympique de Marseille’s marginal lead at this late stage. On-loan Milan midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has had a massive influence in the fortunes of the Aquitaine outfit and centre-back Souleymane Diawara is desperate for the offensive midfielder to stay with les Girondins.
Bordeaux have the option of buying Gourcuff out of his Milan contract for a reported fee of €13 million, however it is strongly suggested that L... Read more »
The four players nominated to win the prize as Ligue 1’s top player of 2008-09 have been announced.
Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, who is, of course, on loan from Milan, leads a batch of four players nominated by the UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels) to be in the running for Ligue 1’s Player of the Year award. Also in contention are Lille winger Michel Bastos, Paris Saint-Germain dynamo Stephane Sessegnon and Toulouse hitman Andre-Pierre Gignac.
All of the four players nominated have had profound influences on their respective sides this season. Gourcuff, for example, has led Bordeaux into a position whereby they can seriously dream of title glory, showing glimpses of individual skill unrivalled in the league. The energetic presence of Sessegnon in the P... Read more »
The coach is strongly rumoured to be heading for Chelsea and it is reported that he will take his Milan stars with him...
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has booked his place on the Chelsea bench for next season and he will take Andrea Pirlo and Kaka with him, according to The Telegraph.
The British broadsheet claims Ancelotti has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Blues and will take the reigns in west London this summer. The Milan coach has been linked with the switch since he met with Chelsea chief Roman Abramovich in Geneva last summer. Report... Read more »
The Rossoneri could be willing to concede the Frenchman to Bayern in exchange for the ex-Fiorentina goalscorer...
Bayern Munich are set to make a number of changes during the off-season after an inconsistent campaign. The Bundesliga outfit were humiliated by Barcelona in the Champions League and also are in danger of losing out to Wolfsburg in league play.
With big clubs willing to pay massive amounts for Franck Ribery, the Bavarians are likely to collect and reinforce the squad and one player they have their eye on is Bordeaux star Yoann Gourcuff. The young Frenchman has impressed in Ligue 1, on loan from AC Milan, and is would be an ideal addition to the midfield.
