Chamakh rules out French move

09 October 2009 20:17
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Marouane Chamakh has insisted he would not stay in France if he ever decided to leave Bordeaux.[LNB] The highly-rated striker was heavily linked with a move away from Bordeaux during the summer transfer window, with a number of Premier League clubs interested in bringing him in.[LNB]Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted he may try to sign Chamakh again in January, while Juventus are also understood to be keeping tabs on the situation.[LNB]Chamakh maintains that he would never join one of Bordeaux's Ligue 1 rivals and would only go to a different country.[LNB]"I couldn't any more move to another French club today," he told the club's official website.[LNB]"I was tempted by an adventure at Lyon in 2005. Honestly, this situation is not conceivable any more.[LNB]"I couldn't leave for another club in this country because I have everything here: my family, my friends.[LNB]"I was made here and I think there's none better than les Girondins in France.[LNB]"We can talk about Lyon, Marseille...but if I had to leave Bordeaux, it would be for somewhere abroad."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports