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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
French winger Gabriel Obertan came with a lot of promise when he signed for Manchester United from French Ligue 1 giants Bordeaux in a £3m in 2009 only for him to flatter to deceive during his short and uneventful time at the Theatre of Dreams. Gabriel Obertan signed his first professional contract at Bordeaux…
We take a closer look at the career of one time Manchester United wonderkid, Gabriel Obertan who cost the Manchester club a fortune of $3m following his move from Bordeaux. The 29 year old, who is a former France U-21 international went on to spend just over two years at the Theatre of Dreams, chipping…
Former Manchester United and Newcastle United star Gabriel Obertan has enjoyed a nice time playing in Bulgaria. He played a crucial role at his club Levski Sofia as they reached the Cup final where they faced Slavia Sofia. Levski Sofia also had players that had played in top European clubs in the past such as…
Former Manchester United and Newcastle flop Gabriel Obertan joined Bulgarian side, Levski Sofia earlier this year after departing Wigan Athletic. The winger was serving as a free agent after being released by Wigan Athletic at the end of last season before Levski enquired of his services. The Frenchman only joined the English club in January,…
Gabriel Obertan has signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia just four weeks after being released by Wigan. The French winger struggled to make the grade at Manchester United, Newcastle and even the Latics in his time in England.