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Francia out of Bordeaux plans

FC Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder Juan Pablo Francia is to spend the rest of the season on loan with an as yet unspecified Argentinian club.

FC Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder Juan Pablo Francia is to spend the rest of the season on loan with an as yet unspecified Argentinian club after heading to his native country "for family reasons" after the first Ligue 1 game of 2007/08.

Galatasaray opener
The 22-year-old has made 81 league appearances for Bordeaux, scoring eleven times, and helped them win the French League Cup last season, which earned Bordeaux a place in this season’s UEFA Cup. The 1995/96 UEFA Cup finalists start their Group H campaign at home against Galatasaray SK on 25 October.

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