Report – Arsenal Sign Yoan Gouffran
French Eurosport claim Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign striker/winger Yoan Gouffran from Caen on a pre-contract deal, and he will link up with the club in the summer.
Last season Arsenal had scouts watching he 21 year old French under 21 international Gouffran who was awarded French Ligue 2 Player of the Season after a successful season with SM Caen which saw the club promoted to the Ligue 1.
Yoan was linked with the club last season many websites claiming we had agreed to sign him.
Eurosport has a big reputation as one of the most trusted football websites around.
PSG were also keen on the talented forward, He was offered 80,000 euros a month (before tax) by the Paris based outfit, but he decided against joining them due to recent problems. More To Follow
Date of birth May 25, 1986 (1986-05-25) (age 21)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.75m
Playing position Forward
Article By – J.Sanderson
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matthew said this on January 25, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Gouffran would be a quality signing.
Gooner Chris said this on January 25, 2008 at 10:48 pm
80000 euros a week? You’re having a laugh. Sounds like utter bollocks to me-unless he actually signs for us Im not believing it. Plus, why would Wenger buy another winger/striker? He has Vela coming in, adding to RVP, Ade, Eduardo, Bendtner and Walcott.
Steve said this on January 25, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Just Passing The Info On Mate.
J.Sanderson said this on January 25, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Thought that Gouffran went to italy, didn’t he?
Alan Warner said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:01 am
He was offered 80,000 euros a month (before tax) by PSG. and it says he has already signed a precontract agreement with us. Sounds pretty solid coming from europsort. who knows what will happen to walcott and bendtner….will gouffran be played right wing or up front? what happens to ade and rvp, maybe weng will play a 433. cesc flam hleb in mifdfiled with gouffran/walcott, ade/bendtner and rvp/eduardo up front.
I find that unlikely as weng likes 442 or 451 too much. however, we have a lot of strikers all of a sudden. who´s ade going to nut now?
Nick said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:04 am
Its 80000euros per month I do believe.
MikeH said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:05 am
Source link fella ?
Peeler said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:07 am
thanks for the great news.
fabregas said this on January 26, 2008 at 1:44 am
the next thierry henry!!!
Gael said this on January 26, 2008 at 1:50 am
wooooooooooohooooooooo!!!!!!! I AM IN WONDERLAND!!!!
fabregas said this on January 26, 2008 at 1:51 am
wait… there’s GOT to be something wrong, 80000 EUROS!!!
unless it’s per sesason then he’s the new coming pele!
Sherif said this on January 26, 2008 at 3:06 am
Nick – don’t write off Rosicky so easily!! Remember the match against Brummies when nothing was created and then the match against Fulham. Rosicky takes defenders away with him creating space and he’s integral to our attack.
Farrukh said this on January 26, 2008 at 3:06 am
I might have believe this till the point of 80k salary that should put him in the same salaries as the senior players..which is highly unlikely for a youngster
bergy said this on January 26, 2008 at 5:54 am
yeah is nice for us to have nice and quality striker and we nead midfilder and defender as well cos all of them are working thier self if we can still sign in 2 quality midfilder and 2 quality defenfer add the it to our squad i know every body will fear us cos i still believe in the young players we are using they play very well more than the old players but what i think is that we can still get some adult players that thier age are aroung 23 to 26 couse i know they we be strong and teach them football also the is what i fink
Azeez kb said this on January 26, 2008 at 9:19 am
I don’t think there is a need for arsenal to strengthen their squad now, all we need to do is to pray for van persie to come cal ar early as possible
Kaybee said this on January 26, 2008 at 9:24 am
We need cover on the wings for sure. So if Vela can play left, Gourfrann right, as well as up top then thats cool. Although I think we could do with a new CB as well now.
Gourcuff went to Milan, BTW.
Grover Washington Jr said this on January 26, 2008 at 10:09 am
Gourcuff went to Italy not Gouffran
Steve B said this on January 26, 2008 at 11:25 am
Gouffran decided not to join his hometown club PSG, because of the turmoil they were in. Their star player Jerome Rothen had a disagreement with some fans who wanted him to support their motion of defiance to the board. In response they threaten him and his family. We are not talking about empty threat as they slashes his tires when at home.
He was offered 80,000€/month. I am pretty sure that Arsenal could pay that.
Despite being a striker, last year in ligue 2 he has predominently play as a left winger or a second striker. He does not have enough physical presence to play the lone striker in a 4-5-1, so Adebayor and Bentdner are safe.
I think that Arsene Wenger see him more for next year competiting with Carlos Vela for the left side of the play or to play the support striker when Van Persie is in one of his long injury lay-off.
Valentin said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:11 pm
[...] giving all the talk a pinch of salt for now. Sanderson at YoungGuns! can take the credit for jumping on Eurosport’s article first about 12 hours ago or [...]
Give Senderos Your Belief, and Kolo’s Absence will not be felt… « third-gen said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:17 pm
So much better than Walcott. 80000 EUROS is about 40/50000
Goofle said this on January 26, 2008 at 12:20 pm
i bet u dis is aload of shit
bob said this on January 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Seeing as nothing new has come out of this I dont think its true, especially because there was the same rumour in the Summer. It had even been said we had signed him back then.
80000euros works out to about £60000 a month- or £15000 a week. Not massive wages bearing in mind he is not in fact a ‘youngster’ by our standards- 21 years old.
MikeH said this on January 26, 2008 at 7:21 pm
hmmm
ihtys said this on January 26, 2008 at 7:33 pm
On point!
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Subwoofa said this on January 27, 2008 at 12:32 am
I found this article to be very interesting and educational. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
I look forward to your next one. Thanks again.
Troy said this on January 27, 2008 at 3:49 am
59,198.30 GBP a month which is 10, 000 pounds a week yeah i can belivve that why not i hope so rosicky is one of my fave arsenal players but is to injury prone
playon said this on January 27, 2008 at 9:03 pm
ooops i cant add up roughly 15000 pounds even that aint much these days
playon said this on January 27, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Walcott is a bag of crap, Vela will take his position next season, but Rosicky , Hleb, Fabregas in Middle of p[ark–Creativity of highest level. Sell Theo!!! Gouffran has it all, pace, dribbling ability and he can finish!!!
Kashi said this on January 28, 2008 at 10:36 am
Theo is a bag of shyte, but we will dismantle Manu U in the FA Cup!!!
Ziggy said this on January 28, 2008 at 2:52 pm
[...] Young Guns reckon we have signed a winger for next year, at least he is old enough to buy a pint. [...]
Kolo and Eboue both struck down | loudseek.info said this on February 4, 2008 at 3:22 am
I am very impressed with your site and now enjoy it more than any other. It is great to get news of our younger players and particularly of new signings who may become future first teamers. Any confirmation yet on the signing of Yoan Goufran?
Like many others I do hope that our manager will sign one or two more established players next seasonn but am always amazed at the changes of opinion as to who others feel we should sign. Earlier in the season it was Huntelaar and Modric but now they hardly get a mention!
I do hope you manage to keep your site free of those morons who seem unable to express themselves without using foul language. It is so much more pleasurable to read the views of intelligent people.
I have supported Arsenal for more than 60 years and feel that during the last ten years our current manager has produced the best teams I have ever watched. But please Arsene could we have just a little more strength in depth so that we can realise our full potential and win more silverware. It has been so frustrating over the past few years to see us play so brilliantly and then to throw everything down the drain by our failure to beat the lower placed teams (usually because of injuries but occasionally because our top players just do not seem sufficiently motivated to play at their best and score more goals when they have the opportunity). And I am still smarting over those humiliating losses to the two teams I hate most of all. Spurs (local rivalry) and Man U.(because of their manager).
French Ralph said this on March 10, 2008 at 5:50 pm
This is another rubbish story.
Me said this on June 30, 2008 at 5:29 pm
DEFENDERS-philip mexes as centre back and marcelo or drenthe(real madrid) as left back…cris(lyon)..
MIDFIELDERS-govou(lyon)..ribery(0.001 chances of bayern letting him go)..jaou moutinho(sporting lisbon)…yaya toure…daniel de rossi(roma)….barnetta(bayern leuverkusen)…stankovic(inter milan)…miguel veloso(sporting lisbon)
FORWARD-alex pato…benzema…zltan ibrahamovic(dream come true if he comes to emirates)…hernan crespo
wenger enough is enough!!!!!…use ur head and bring in some experience…skool kids cant do the job…
MANU 4 LIFE said this on December 22, 2008 at 9:17 pm
GOUFFRAN HAVE A SIGNED ARSENAL
On l’attendait à Paris, Yoan Gouffran pourrait finalement traverser la Manche. It is expected to Paris, Yoan Gouffran could finally cross the English Channel. Et pas pour n’importe quel club anglais. And not for any English club. Selon nos sources, le jeune attaquant de Caen aurait déjà signé un pré-contrat avec Arsenal. According to our sources, the young striker Caen has already signed a pre-contract with Arsenal. Sans grande surprise. No big surprise. Car les Gunners surveillent l’international espoir depuis longtemps. Because the monitor international Gunners hope for a long time. Ils auraient finalement profité du refus d’aller à Paris de celui qui a été élu meilleur joueur de Ligue 2 la saison passée pour se repositionner. They have finally taken advantage of the refusal to go to Paris who has been voted the best player in Ligue 2 last season to reposition. Et surtout l’attirer avec un contrat d’une autre ampleur que celui proposé par le PSG qui aurait refroidi le Caennais (80 000 euros brut par mois)… And especially to attract a contract with a different scale than that proposed by the PSG would have cooled the Caennais (80 000 euros gross per month) …
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Q-Tip said this on July 7, 2009 at 9:17 pm
80,000 Euros / month is approximately £16000 per week
Q-Tip said this on July 7, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I’m a bit late, any updates on this player
Q-Tip said this on July 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm