OBERTAN: NEWCASTLE UNITED CAREER IN FOCUS

Frenchman Gabriel Obertan scored just twice in 58 Premier League appearances during his time at Premier League side Newcastle United where he spent five years from 2011 to 2016. The Magpies paid around £3m to sign the winger from Manchester United during the summer’s transfer window in 2011. He signed a five-year deal upon his…

GABRIEL OBERTAN: ANZHI CAREER REVIEWED

French winger Gabriel Obertan signed for Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala shortly after he was released by Premier League side Newcastle United in the summer of 2016. Obertan was released by the Magpies alongside compatriot Sylvain Marveaux as announced by the club on May 5, 2016. Anzhi Makhachkala officially announced the Gabriel Obertan transfer on August…

NEWCASTLE WORST BUYS NOW IN AMERICA

Newcastle United fans have suffered a lot of heartbreaks in the past when it comes to newsignings and how they failed to meet up with expectations especially during the Mike Ashley ownership era. The Magpies had an unconvincing plan of signing players from the French league while Mike Ashley was still the club owner and…

OBERTAN: BORDEAUXCAREER EXAMINED

French winger Gabriel Obertan signed his first professional contract as a footballer at Bordeaux in the French top flight shortly after spending one year in the Bordeaux reserves. Gabriel Obertan put pen to paper on a three-year professional contract at Bordeaux at the start of the 2006/07 season and he was given the number 26…

OBERTAN: BORDEAUX MAJOR HONOURS REVEALED

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0Pn3m2CYAE90Iv.jpg French winger Gabriel Obertan spent one year in the Bordeaux reserves before he was given a professional contract at the club during the 2006/07 season. The number 26 jersey was allocated to him upon signing a three-year deal for his professional contract.   Gabriel Obertan made his debut for Bordeaux as a teenager. The…

OBERTAN: BORDEAUX CAREER EXAMINED

Gabriel Obertanspent some time at the famous Clairefontaine Academy before leaving to join French club Bordeaux. The Erzurumspor winger spent one year in the reserve team at Bordeaux before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2006/07 season. Gabriel Obertan signed a three-year deal at Bordeaux for his first professional contract and was…

HOW OBERTAN FAILED AS RONALDO REPLACEMENT

Legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has an eye for an exceptional talent and this was at play when his team played with Sporting Lisbon in a friendly game in the summer of 2003. A certain  Cristiano Ronaldo bamboozled the Manchester United defenders as the Red Devils were totally outclassed by Sporting Lisbon. The…

FERGUSON REVEALS WORST SIGNING, NOT OBERTAN

Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the worst signing of his managerial reign at Old Trafford and it is a surprising one. Manchester United fans would be forgiven if they mentioned names like Gabriel Obertan, David Bellion and Bebe as the worst signing of the Ferguson era at Manchester United. Bebe, Bellion…