Arsenal Sign Yoan Gouffran
Saturday, 07 July 07, 10:15 PM · Comments(3)
Arsenal are sort of confirmed as having signed promising striker Yoan Gouffran. The young Frenchman (surprise, surprise) has had rave reviews over the last two seasons, developing well for French
minnows Caen. The 20-year old was responsible for getting them promoted, and he will be a participant in their first season back in Ligue 1 because he will spend the coming season back at Caen
on-loan.
He is a seriously highly-rated prospect and like other Wenger buys is very quick and technically gifted, and can play up front or on the wing. He can finish clinically with either right or left foot (although he is not a prolific goalscorer yet).
Gouffran is an exciting one for the future, but he still will not satisfy the demand for established signings that fans have at the moment. In any case he will stay in France on-loan next season, although at 20 he is a bit old to be an "Arsenal youngster".
It's a good signing for the club at a reported fee of £2-3 million, although i'm not quite sure where it fits in the larger scheme of things. Recent signing Eduardo da Silva is 24, Adebayor is 23, Robin Van Persie is 24, and Nicklas Bendtner is 19. The quicksilver Theo Walcott (18), although being trained on the wing, is being groomed to be a striker, and 18 year-old Carlos Vela (on loan at Salamanca) is considered to be one of the most promising young forwards in the world. That's a whole heap of competition for places upfront... in 2010!
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omg are we serious about gouffran oh yes datz slick. sunu and gouffran play like henry. if we get palacio (unlikley) then thats the 4 trophies at the emirates bcreaking another record of quickest
premiership champions in history!!! ARSENALLLL!!!!!!! LOLZ itz a wish but no excitements please ;)
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the more arsene signs youngsters that are not yet ready, the more i become confident that he will be at the arsenal for a long time. the norwegian defender and this signing makes me happy ...
Lets sign Gufran and Palacio and kick somebody ass