Bafetimbi Gomis' late strike clinched a deserved 1-0 win for Swansea as Aston Villa failed to climb away from danger. The forward bagged his sixth goal of the season with just three minutes left as the game looked to be heading towards a stalemate. Gomis had been denied twice by Brad Guzan and Wayne Routledge had a shot cleared off the line as the Swans made most of the running at Villa Park. ...Full Story »

Bafetimbi Gomis wanted to carry on playing against Tottenham Hotspur despite fainting on the pitch in their 3-2 defeat, Swansea boss Garry Monk has revealed. The French striker fell to the ground at White Hart Lane following the hosts' opener and was tended to by medics from both sides before being stretchered off the pitch. But Monk, who insisted the player is in a good condition after the ...Full Story »

Tottenham got their top-four tilt back on track by overcoming Swansea 3-2 on a night when Bafetimbi Gomis' collapse had those inside White Hart Lane fearing the worst. As play was about to restart following Nacer Chadli's wonderful, early opener, paramedics and medical staff raced onto the field to tend to the French striker after he went down. Hush fell on the ground where Bolton midfielder F...Full Story »

Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis will not be leaving in the January transfer window despite his lack of first-team action, says his manager Garry Monk. Gomis has started just two Barclays Premier League games since leaving Lyon on a free transfer last summer with a big reputation, scoring only once in the top-flight - the winner in a memorable 2-1 victory over Arsenal last month. The 12-times c...Full Story »

Lyon coach Remi Garde is hopeful that Newcastle target Bafetimbi Gomis will sign a new deal with the club. The Magpies were keen on bringing the 28-year-old to St James' Park and terms were believed to have been agreed between the two clubs earlier this month. However, the deal failed to materialise and reports suggested Newcastle had pulled out of the deal altogether. Boss Garde has since ...Full Story »

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says the departure of Lisandro Lopez to Al Ghafara could scupper Newcastle's hopes of landing Bafetimbi Gomis - but did not completely rule out a deal. Aulas is refusing to accept an offer lower than €9 million for the French international, who scored 16 goals last season in Ligue 1, and the loss of Lopez means the Lyon is now looking to recruit more f...Full Story »

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has claimed the club have reached an agreement with Newcastle for the sale of striker Bafetimbi Gomis. The Magpies have been on the lookout for a striker since the beginning of the summer although it appeared their hopes of landing Gomis had hit a stumbling block when Lyon rejected their near-£7million take-it-or-leave-it bid earlier this week. However, ...Full Story »

Olympique Lyonnais striker Bafetimbi Gomis has failed to attend a meeting over his future with the club's president Jean-Michel Aulas. The 27-year-old has been targeted by Newcastle United, who have been urged by their manager Alan Pardew to complete a transfer for the France international this summer. Gomis, who scored 16 goals in Ligue 1 last season, has a year remaining on his current contr...Full Story »

PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - Olympique Lyon blamed France striker Bafetimbi Gomis's refusal to accept a transfer offer for forcing them to sell exciting youngster Anthony Martial to Monaco for five million euros ($6.5 million) on Sunday.Lyon, the only Ligue 1 club listed on the Paris stock exchange, had to sell at least one player by Sunday to be able to report balanced yearly results."Having not ...Full Story »

Substitute Bafetimbi Gomis struck a second-half winner as France came from behind to claim victory over Italy in their international friendly in Parma. In-form AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawi had given Italy a first-half lead but a brilliant effort from Mathieu Valbuena saw France draw level almost immediately and then Gomis put Les Bleus ahead four minutes after coming on as a 63rd-minu...Full Story »