Real Madrid favurites to land french star Gourcuff

Real Madrid have emerged as front-runners to secure the signature of skilful Bordeaux midfielder Yoann Gourcuff in the summer as the race to land the 22-year old intensifies.

Reports from French football publication L’Equipe today suggest that the Spanish giants have expressed a desire to take the player, who is currently on loan at Bordeaux from Italian side AC Milan, to the Bernabeu in June when his season-long temporary deal comes to an end.

Gourcuff is contracted to Milan until 2011, but L’Equipe reports that the French interntational is understood to be meeting with family members and his agent Alain Miglaccio to discuss potential suitors.