Marseille academy product Mathieu Flamini famously signed for AC Milan on a free after rejecting a new contract from Arsenal in 2008.
The Frenchman eventually signed a four-year deal worth €22.4 million, which is approximately €100,000-a-week. Arsenal had offered him a contract much lesser than that but Mathieu decided to turn it down. Flamini had already been at the centre of a transfer conspiracy when he made his move from Marseille to Arsenal, during which the French giants even threatened to go to court as well as demand some form of compensation.
Flamini, who is currently recovering from a cruciate ligament injury he sustained in August, is in his final seven months of his contract at Milan. It is well known that it has not been all easy for the tenacious midfielder at the San Siro. In almost three-and-a-half years at the club, he has been restricted to less than 100 appearances – largely down to the fact Milan had surplus midfielders, and Ambrosini was excelling in Flamini’s midfield position.
In his first season at AC, the 28-year-old played most of his games at right-back, which seemed to be the only way in which he could get into the team. Even in Milan’s scudetto winning year (2010/11), Flamini was restricted to less than 30 appearances, which clearly says he’s not a first choice player.
Arsenal currently possess one of the best defensive midfielders in the continent in the form of Alex Song. The back up for him is another Frenchman Francis Coquelin, while Frimpong still not seen as Premier league quality, but is competing for a place in the line-up.
Should Arsenal look to bring back Flamini?
Even though Flamini’s natural position is in a defensive-midfield role, he is a very versatile player who can play across the midfield and also as an emergency wing-back. He was excellent in the left-back position in the 2005/06 season and played a pivotal part in the record-breaking Champions League defence.
No
NO!
We have Song who is a better player and Coquelin and Frimpong as back up. Flamini is very good for us despite the ending but we have move on he wouldnt get a game maybe at RB
Forget flamini and lets focus on any other good players.
no, he is old now, not worth it
No! Flamini opted for AC Milan cos they offered him more money, let him try and see if Man City will sign him, as for Gunners, we don’t need him!
I’ll prefer Joey Barton …lol
if we need a DMF its M’vila or noOne
Are we tht desperate??? I think its rude of U to even think abt someone like this guy who left us because of greed! why consider a sell out like flamoney cmonson!
NO man big NO, we do not need betrayers, he is now old and with no quality……the only legend who I will allow to come back is TITI (Theiry Henry)………who only values the club, Arsenal is his home………….NOT flabetrayer…