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Should Arsenal stick to their guns and hold out for £7M?

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With only one goal to his name this season, Marouane Chamakh has never really seemed to regain the form that he had when he arrived from Bordeaux on a free transfer back in 2010. A flop is what he’s become now in the eyes of many.

The Sun suggests that the Moroccan will be sold in the summer and with Arsenal’s asking price said to be around £7 million, PSG are rumoured to be interested in the out-of-form striker and are looking undercut the Gunners by £2 million.

So, should Arsenal stick to their guns and hold out for £7 million, or should they just take £5 million and be done with it?

Personally, I feel we should just let him go for £5 million, instead of trying to get an extra two. We really haven’t used him that much this season and it doesn’t look like that is going to change anytime soon.

Despite his desire to play for us, Chamakh hasn’t really been able to show it on the pitch in quite some time. He was the kind of player we needed, a target man, someone to play ahead of Robin van Persie, and use his strength and exceptional heading ability to help us in attack.

I like Chamakh, but if he ever wants to regain a starting role it will take a great deal of hard work between now and the end of the season, or he can just leave and try his luck at some other club.

Chamakh at his best is a fantastic player and seeing him wasted at Arsenal is sad. If he is not in Arsene Wenger’s future plans, then I believe we should let him go for whatever PSG offer, as long as it’s a decent one.

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9 comments

  • Ukpunisher says:

    Would u sell a 7grand car for 5
    How about a 70 grand house for 50

    Any money we lose is cash that is missing when we negotiate rvp deal.

    We need to better understand the business side. All transactions affect the bottom line.

    So what if it takes a month or two more to get a couple of million extra. Sounds worth it to me.

    • WC says:

      Yes and if no one buys him we’re still paying his wages because he has a contract and wages costs us more than transfer fees, plus he takes up a spot on the team of which we can only have 25 registered.

      Your turn.

  • EIE says:

    Put him in a bundle deal with Bendtner & Denilson and ask for a set of new training bibs and maybe some cones.

  • VanP says:

    its true. get rid. there wages are the problem. over 50 g a week for doing nothing.

  • Olat says:

    Please go.thanks

  • JOEL says:

    I think £5million is a fair price.He also reportedly receives £60k per week in wages.Given that he came to the club on a “Bosman” and couldn’t hit the proverbial barn door he needs to be sent away to pastures new as soon as the season ends and replaced by better!

  • Amerigunner says:

    F… No, 5 and out

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