MILAN SIGN RISING TALENT

6/22/2006 2:49:00 PM

  Milan have once again gone down the route of unearthing
young talent as they did with Ricky Kaka. As Adriano Galliani
announced  at  the  summer  Workshop  at  Tanka  Village  di
Villasimius, it is possible to spend millions of a proven star
but it is a different discussion in finding a young player.
With this in mind, Milan have signed Yohann Gourcuff, who turns
20 next month, from French side Rennes. The France Under-21
international has been tracked by the club for a number of months
and with his skill and athleticism, the number 10 is certainly
seen as one for the future as he joins the great stars at Milanello.

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YOHANN GOURCUFF

6/22/2006 1:14:00 PM

STATISTICS FOR THE NEW ROSSONERI SIGNING

Yohann Gourcuff was born on July 11, 1986 in Ploemeur (France).

Height: 185 cm - Weight: 79 kg.

2003-04 season for Rennes in Ligue 1: 9 games - 0 goals
2004-05 season for Rennes in Ligue 1: 21 games - 0 goals
2005-06 season for Rennes in Ligue 1: 36 games - 6 goals

Also with Rennes, Gourcuff has played five UEFA Cup games,
six French Cup and one French League Cup.The Under-21 France
international  played in the  final  phaseof  the  European
Championship  a  few  weeks ago in Portugal.France won their
group but lost in the  semi-finals to  Holland , 3-2 after
extra-time.