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Marouane Chamakh has said again he is not likely to leave Arsenal in January but cannot continue in his current situation forever.The Moroccan International joined the Gunners on a free transfer from French club Bordeaux in 2010, and has started only o…
Chamakh: I will consider my future in spring
Gunners forward Marouane Chamakh has once again spoken out on his future and looks set to depart to former employers Bordeaux in the summer transfer window, refusing to commit himself to making a rushed decision this January. The 27 year old impresse…
Arsenal News: Chamakh warms towards summer exit
Out of form striker Marouane Chamakh has admitted he is leaning towards leaving the Emirates after failing to secure regular match-time in Arsene Wenger’s team. The Moroccan has been painfully dismal this season and also the end of last season, …
Striker Confirms He Might Leave Arsenal
Arsenal’s striker Marouane Chamakh has confirmed that he’s not happy with the situation he’s currently in and that he will leave the club if it doesn’t improve, but he said he will only decide that in the summer. “I’m 27. I need to play. I …
Chamakh looks across the channel, at a return to Bordeaux ?
Reports out today, are suggesting that out of favour Moroccan flop Maroune Chamakh, has hinted at an end of season return to his former club Bordeaux in the French Ligue One – I for one have found this the best news of the day so far, I said befo…
Wenger – Chamakh unlikely to leave Arsenal in January
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger spoke about striker Marouane Chamakh and the possibility to send him on a loan in January. According to the Frenchman Chamakh only needs playing time to get back in form, but with Robin Van Persie in the current form a…
France vs Russia for Squillaci’s signature.
One of Arsenal’s central defenders, Sebastien Squillaci might be in for a transfer away from the club in January. The €4 million rated central defender now has quite a few teams trailing him, and given that he can’t find his place in Arsenal’s …
Chamakh: I’m here to stay at Arsenal
Having had a torrid end to last season in which he didn’t score in over five hours of football, Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh has rebuffed suggestions is set to leave Arsenal in January by pledging his allegiance to the club – he R…
Arsenal Striker Want’s to Play more games
Arsenal and Moroccan striker Maroune Chamakh says that club’s current one-striker system is working well – even if it keeps him on the bench. Chamakh has found himself behind on-form Robin van Persie in the pecking order for majority of t…
Manchester City to hijack M’ Vila and Bordeaux hit a brick wall over Chamakh
Premier League football is just days away and it seems as if everything is coming back to normal from an Arsenal point of view. Robin van Persie was given a match off as he returned back to London without any bones broken and every other Gunner on inte…
Stay and Fight
You know what comes after November? December. What after December? January. Brilliant. You know what comes in January? In so …Continue reading »
Does Maroune Chamakh still have a role to play at Arsenal?
When you start to think of the players that Arsenal should sell in January, Maroune Chamakh and Sebastian Squillaci are probably at the top of every Arsenal fans list. Squillaci is likely to leave the club in the new year, whether on loan or on a perma…
Chamakh Could Be Sold In January
The future of Marouane Chamakh at Arsenal continues to be clouded in uncertainty with new reports suggesting that Wenger has finally decided to give up on the striker and is prepared to listen to offers in the January transfer window. It seems that com…
Possible Replacements For Sir Alex (Part 4/5) Blanc & Magath
Here are the next two managers that came to mind as Sir Alex Ferguson’s replacement at United after Jose Mourinho, David Moyes, Martin O’Neill and Pep Guardiola do these names have what it takes to make it at Old Trafford:
French Fancies: PSG flop good for football, allez Stee…eed
Image: Abdullah Al-Naser Some Salut! Sunderland readers gave encouragement to the idea of maintaining our occasional look at French football. And there’s enough Sunderland interest in Ligue 1 this season to make it worthwhile … STOP PRESS: ST ETIENNE, without Steed who was not eligible and played for the reserves instead, beat Bordeaux 2-1 away [...]
French Fancies: hail Lille and – nearly – Patrice Carteron’s Dijon
Image: FC Lille Lille’s 2-2 draw at Paris Saint-Germain last night was enough to bring them the cup-and-league double – they had already beaten PSG in the final of the Coupe de France – and a promise by the club president Michel Seydoux to throw a “huge party in this marvellous city”. That’s a great [...]
Scouting Michael Ciani to Arsenal
With Arsene Wenger confirming he will sign a defender for cover to both Vermaelen and Squillaci, rumours of a new center back are more frequent. One of those defenders that have popped up in the media as being in the Arsenal radar is Michael Ciani He is Chamakh’s former team mate at Bordeaux, and tall 
Happy Birthday Chamakh!
TweetIt’s not even been a year since he’s joined the Arsenal bandwagon and in this short span he’s pulled us out of one too many sticky spots. Arsene Wenger’s blatant preference to get him on board last season was obvious to all. And finally at the end of May 2010, all the way from Bordeaux [...]
Wenger has two more top-class defenders in his sights!
Despite the arrival of Sebastien Squillaci for his medical today, it has been revealed that Arsene Wenger still intends to bring in one more top-class defender to bolster the depleted Arsenal back line. Having lost Mikael Silvestre, William Gallas, Sol…
Bordeaux’s Michael Ciani (€14.4m) is Arsenal’s back up plan
According to L’equipe Arsenal’s manager Arséne wenger is set to tempt the resilience of Bordeaux’s…
Arsenal line up Yoann Gourcuff to replace Fabregas
It seems that Yoann Gourcuff would be a popular choice with the Arsenal fans to replace Cesc Fabregas when he finally moves to Barcelona, and if the bookies are any indication, it is now more than certain to happen.
Yesterday SkyBet shortened the price on Fabregas leaving to as low as 1/10 on, which certainly tells [...]
Arsenal transfer rumours May 12th – Buffon, Arteta, Cavenaghi and Yaya
The Arsenal rumours are still coming in, and today’s goalkeeper is the Italian legend Gigi Buffon again. It is being reported that Arsenal are now favourites to sign the 30 year-old, and judging by the reaction from the fans, it is a great idea to bring him in while the young Pole Woljeich Szcesney gains [...]
Chamakh admits he turned down Tottenham and Liverpool for Arsenal
The Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has confessed in L’Equipe that he turned down both Liverpool and Spurs (and even bigger offers from Russia) to sign for Arsenal, but as usual he desn’t actually say the name!
Chamakh said: “There were approaches from Liverpool, Tottenham and offers of madness from Russia which were much greater than those [...]
Chamakh – Why I am joining Arsenal
The Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has had another good season with the French Champions. They have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and are just one point away from the top of Ligue 1 with two games in hand, but he has explained why he has decided to look for pastures new next season.
It [...]
Chamakh – I have Arsenal on my mind…a little!
The Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has given yet another hint that he has made up his mind to join the Gunners next season, but with Bordeaux on top of Ligue 1 and still in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, he is trying to push his transfer to the back of his mind.
Chamakh told the [...]
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