Thursday, 17th January, 2013
Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admits that the Ligue 1 side will consider offers this month for striker Yoan Gouffran, after the player refused to sign a new contract with the French outfit.
Gouffran’s contract with Bordeaux expires in the summer and the club have made him an offer to extend it, which the 26-year-old is not keen on.
He has been linked with a number of clubs, most notably in England, where Newcastle United are known to have made a number of scouting trips to watch him in action.
Now Triaud admits Bordeaux will cash in this month if possible, with England Gouffran’s most likely destination. The president did add that the forward turned down the chance to join Reading last summer.
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"He was offered an extension, but this did not seem to please him", the president told French radio station RMC.
"In order to consider his departure, it is necessary to have offers or contacts. He thinking. He is on the lookout.
"His only potential choice is England and this limits the possibilities.
"In June he had an offer from Reading, he refused it, it makes sense."
Losing Gouffran midway through the campaign would be a big blow for Bordeaux, given his substantial goal threat.
The forward has hit the back of the net eight times in 19 Ligue 1 games so far this season. Last year he scored 14 times in Ligue 1.
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