Saturday Round-Up: Gouffran; Walcott; Eboue Madness
Add comment January 26th, 2008
Hello. It’s Saturday afternoon, and we’ve got a lovely three o’clock kick-off at home in the FA Cup. You can almost smell the romance. Or perhaps that’s just the ethereal whiff of Kevin Keegan’s hairspray.
Cannes’ young left-winger Yoann Gouffran is reportedly close to a move to Arsenal, either now or in the Summer. He’s been linked before, and any renewed interest would not come as surprise. Eurosport have run with the story, which translates roughly as follows:
GOUFFRAN APPARENTLY SIGNS FOR ARSENAL
He was expected in Paris but Yoan Gouffran could be finally crossing the Channel. And not for any English club. According to our sources, the young Caen striker has signed a pre-contract with Arsenal. No big surprise because the Gunners have been watching the U-21 international for a long time. They have taken advantage of the player who was voted best Ligue 2 player last season’s refusal to go to Paris to come back into the frame. The attraction of a contract much more substantial than the one proposed by PSG, which did not impress the young Caennais: (80 000 euro per month)….
Wait and see on this one, I guess.
Emmanuel Eboue claims many big clubs have tried to sign him, including the twin giants of Milan. Considering this video suggests Eboue can’t even remember the names of his own team-mates, I would take anything that comes out of his mouth with a pinch of salt.
Eboue’s Ivorian team-mate Kolo Toure went off injured in their 4-1 win over Benin. Hopefully it’s nothing too serious and he’ll be fit to return to our squad when the time comes.
And now two transfers that, for various reasons, didn’t happen: Modric to Arsenal and Walcott to Blackburn.
Maybe Walcott will get a start today. Doubts over his future are at an all-time high, and he has an unusual amount to prove for one so young.
After the debacle of Tuesday night, it’s vital we win today. Come on Arsenal.