Premier League newcomers Bournemouth have confirmed the signing of Ivorian forward Max Gradel from French Ligue 1 outfit St Etienne on a four-year deal. Gradel spent a successful loan spell at Dean Court during the 2007/08 season while on the books of Leicester City, netting 9 goals in 34 League One appearances for the Cherries. The 27-year-old now returns to the Dorset club following an imp...Full Story »

Max Gradel starred with a well-taken double as St Etienne stayed on the coattails of Ligue 1's top three with a 2-0 win over 10-man Lille. The former Leeds forward took his tally for the season to 10 goals with a smart finish just after the hour-mark and then made sure of the win 11 minutes later with a deflected effort. Marco Lopes was sent off for Lille in the 52nd minute and that was the ca...Full Story »

St Etienne closed back to within a point of fourth-placed Monaco as they eased to a 3-2 win away to rock-bottom Metz. Goals from Max Gradel, Mevlut Erding and Yohan Mollo - all three assisted by Romain Hamouma - allowed St Etienne to immediately close the gap opened up by Monaco when they beat Bastia 3-0 on Friday evening. After Gradel and Erding struck late in the first half, Metz halved the...Full Story »

St Etienne ended a 20-year wait for a home win over derby rivals Lyon, recording an emphatic 3-0 success at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The visitors had gone 11 matches since last losing a game, at Metz on August 31, but never looked like taking anything from the game. Mustapha Bayal Sall's header gave les Verts the lead after 18 minutes and Ricky van Wolfswinkel doubled the advantage five minute...Full Story »

Max Gradel's second-half strike made it back-to-back Ligue 1 wins for St Etienne as they edged Metz 1-0 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Christophe Galtier's side got back to winning ways at Lorient last weekend and followed that up with a creditable goalless draw away at Inter Milan in the Europa League in midweek. This contest looked to be heading towards the same scoreline, before Gradel ste...Full Story »