The French site Lyonne.fr has reported that Yaya Sanogo passed his Arsenal medical yesterday and has returned to Auxerre to rejoin training.
The first home-grown player to leave Auxerre for a big European club since Bacary Sagna and Younes Kaboul in 2007, it seems as if Sanogo is highly regarded at his club and will be sorely missed despite not playing much recently.
Speaking about the player, Raphael Guerreiro said [I have made a 'best guess' using Google translate in some places]
He loved Adebayor. He will follow his path.
Let’s hope it is simply the path which led him to Arsenal and not the path which resulted in him being a hateful, lazy moron who has wasted his talents.
Guerreiro added
We regret him not being with us more. But we still have pride. We are pleased to have formed a player of this level at the club.
For us, it’s a label, a good example to follow.
He loves challenges, loves it when it is difficult.
