Arsenal bid to land Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff on loan was rejected

Arsenal failed in a late attempt to sign midfielder Yoann Gourcuff after the French club Lyon revealed that rejected an offer of loan from the Gunners.
Arsene Wenger finally managed to recruit Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta in the deadline, but only after he was beaten again in their effort to land the former AC Milan star.
The 25-year-old has four years to run on his contract with Lyon after joining rivals Bordeaux last summer.