Yoann Gourcuff struck twice as Rennes climbed into the top three of Ligue 1 with a convincing 5-2 away win at Marseille. Gourcuff opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a close-range header and then goals from Fallou Diagne, with a header, and Ousmane Dembele, with a shot from outside the area, saw Rennes leading 3-0 after just 15 minutes . Florian Thauvin responded for Marseille in the ...Full Story »

Lyon ended Marseille's eight-match winning run in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 triumph at the Stade de Gerland on Sunday night. Yoann Gourcuff's 64th-minute strike against the run of play was enough to steer Les Gones to victory over the league leaders. l'OM, who have won eight of their first 11 matches, are four points clear of second-placed Paris St Germain at the top but Lyon are now up to third and...Full Story »

Lyon made full use of their unexpected home advantage as they routed Montpellier 5-1 to move up to fourth place in Ligue 1. Yoann Gourcuff scored twice, either side of Nabil Fekir's strike, while late goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Steed Malbranque turned it into a thrashing. Siaka Tiene had scored for Montpellier early in the second half, but his team were already three down at the time. ...Full Story »

Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has suggested that Yoann Gourcuff is ready to take a significant pay cut to engineer a move to Arsenal. The 27-year-old midfielder has failed to live up to the high expectations which followed his 22 million euro move to the Ligue 1 giants three years ago and has often been linked with a move to the Gunners.  Gourcuff is the highest-paid Fren...Full Story »

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Olympique Lyon and France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has been ruled out until the end of the year with a thigh injury, the club's president said on Tuesday. "Gourcuff picked up an injury in the St Etienne game and he will be out until the end of the first part of the season," Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas told French radio station RMC. Gourcuff tore his thigh muscle in Lyo...Full Story »

Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff will be out for between six weeks and three months after damaging his right knee, the club said on Monday, in the latest problem to hit the injury-prone player. The 26-year-old limped off in the 12th minute of Lyon's 4-1 victory against Troyes on Saturday and was later diagnosed with a right knee sprain and internal lateral ligament damage. "The length of time he...Full Story »

Laurent Blanc has admitted that he could easily part company with France after Euro 2012 if a "big European club" comes calling. The former Inter defender is out of contract after the tournament and has been heavily linked with a return to San Siro, with current coach Andrea Stramaccioni only having been installed on an interim basis until the end of the season. Blanc has now explained that ...Full Story »

Gourcuff not thinking about making France squad for Euro 2012 Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Yoann Gourcuff is not worried about whether he will be called up by France coach Laurent Blanc for Euro 2012. The 25-year-old came on as a substitute in the club's 3-0 defeat to Toulouse on Wednesday in what was his first appearance in two months. Gourcuff was pleased to have returned to match action, ...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted he had an interest in Lyon's midfielder, Yoann Gourcuff, during the summer transfer window. According to reports in the Sun, the Frenchman was close to making a £20 million bid for his compatriot, but was frightened off by revelations that the 25-year-old midfielder needed a knee operation. Wenger revealed: "I was interested. Then I learned of his ...Full Story »