Has Arsene Wenger finally secured the deal to bring Marouane Chamakh to the Emirates? This source suggests a deal has indeed been done.

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Marouane CHAMAKH

Marouane Chamakh will be an Arsenal player this summer after saying yes to a four-year, £10.4million deal.
The free agent Bordeaux ace has snubbed a BIGGER offer from Liverpool and put pen to paper on a Gunners pre-contract agreement.

It will mean £50,000 a week for the man Arsene Wenger believes can be the ‘new Emmanuel Adebayor’.

We told you first on Boxing Day that Arsenal boss Wenger had stepped up his bid to land the striker, even though publicly he had ended his interest in Chamakh.

Liverpool were offering the 26-year-old £10,000 a week more.

But the 6ft 2in Moroccan was desperate to work with Wenger and his decision will be a stinging snub for under-fire Kop chief Rafa Benitez.

Chamakh is rated one of France’s top frontmen and was a key member of Laurent Blanc’s title-winning team last season.

Arsenal tried to land him last summer in a £6m swoop. But Bordeaux wanted double that and the deal stalled. (Daily Mirror)

So is this deal finally done? Well this source appears to suggest that Marouane Chamakh and Arsenal have agreed terms and that the Moroccan will be at the Emirates next summer. I am not sure if a comparison to Emmanuel Adebayor is very accurate as they are like chalk and cheese in terms of their playing styles.

The Bordeaux man will give Arsene Wenger another option up front but it is not clear whether the 26 year old will be a first choice starter if everyone else at Arsenal is fit. I would have placed Robin Van Persie and Eduardo as ahead of Chamakh but perhaps pre-season will help make up the Gunners boss’s mind.

The north London outfit have had serious problems dealing without any fit recognised strikers and have had to play the likes of Theo Walcott and Andrei Arshavin out of position to deal with a very serious injury crisis. It will be interesting to see how easily Marouane takes to Premier League life after an entire career spent in Ligue 1.

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