Gourcuff thrilled by Arsenal interest

The Gunners chased a number of players as deadline day approached at the end of August – including Gourcuff, who is regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in France – after Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas both left the club for Manchester City and Barcelona respectively.

With Wenger keen to land his long-term target, the Gunners made an enquiry for the 25-year-old on the penultimate day of the transfer window.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.