Arsene Wenger has apparently clinched an Emirates signing for the summer.
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Arsenal beat rivals to sign Marouane Chamakh after move to Liverpool collapses.
Chamakh is near to joining Arsenal despite strong interest from Liverpool and Inter MilanArsenal were closing in on the signature of Marouane Chamakh last night after the Bordeaux striker’s proposed move to Liverpool collapsed amid some acrimony.
Liverpool believed they had moved ahead of their rivals, who also include Inter Milan and West Ham United, in the race for Chamakh by offering the Morocco player a lucrative pre-contract agreement during intensive talks with his advisers early last month.
Sources close to the deal indicated last night that Chamakh has rejected Liverpool’s approach, paving the way for him to sign for Arsenal. The North London club would have no problem matching the £60,000-a-week wages on offer at Anfield and are in the process of finalising a five-year contract.
Signing Chamakh would represent a triumph of patience for Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, who has been monitoring the 26-year-old for some time. Bordeaux rejected an £8 million offer from Arsenal last summer, but Chamakh’s contract with the French club expires at the end of the season and he will be available to sign on a free transfer. (Times Online)
So there you have it. This source is reporting the Emirates capture of Marouane Chamakh as a done deal. It will cost Arsenal nothing in transfer fees but a pretty hefty £15.6m for the Bordeaux man’s five year contract (or thereabouts).
Arsene Wenger has been desperately trying to get some striking power before the transfer window slammed shut last week and this deal comes a little late for this term but could well work out to be a damn good bit of business from the summer onwards.
The Gunners boss had tried frantically to persuade Chamakh to join last summer and reportedly tried to nab the Moroccan striker last month however it seemed that 26 year old a) wanted to secure a free transfer move in the summer so as to maximise his pay packet and b) could see that he could well leave the Ligue 1 side with a bang after seven years in the first team picture as Laurent Blanc’s side look to capture a successive domestic title and also continue to strive for Champions League glory.
Until the summer Wenger will have to make do with playing the likes of Andrei Arshavin and Theo Walcott out of position whilst waiting and hoping to see Eduardo, Nicklas Bendtner, and most importantly of all, Robin Van Persie back into Emirates action.
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