Source: Team_Talk
Bordeaux chief keen to keep top men
ordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Triaud has warned Arsenal and Manchester City he has no plans to let Alou Diarra or Yoann Gourcuff leave the club.[LNB] Diarra continues to be strongly linked with a move to Ligue 1 rivals Marseille, while Gourcuff is said to be interesting teams in England.[LNB]Bordeaux are understandably reluctant to let the star duo leave and have made it clear that they will not back down without a fight.[LNB]Triaud accepts that he faces a battle to retain the services of midfield enforcer Diarra, but he insists there is no chance of him joining another French side.[LNB]"Alou has told me that he won't join Marseille and he will stay at Bordeaux," he told L'Equipe. "He will stay here unless a foreign team of his dreams shows some interest."[LNB]Triaud is also confident that France international playmaker Gourcuff will be staying put.[LNB]Arsenal, Manchester City and Lyon have all been linked with the talented 24-year-old, but he is not for sale.[LNB]"There is no question that he will stay," added Triaud. "We have no fear there as our objective has always been to keep our best players."
