Source: SKY_Sports
Blanc backs Chamakh to stay
// 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();} Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux are confident Marouane Chamakh will not be on the move this summer.[LNB] The Moroccan frontman has been strongly linked with a switch to England during the transfer window, with Arsenal and West Ham leading the race for his signature.[LNB]The Hammers were believed to be preparing a big-money approach as they look to bolster their threadbare attacking options.[LNB]Chamakh has previously admitted that he would be open to a move to the Premier League, with his contract in France set to expire at the end of the 2009/10 campaign.[LNB]However, no deal has materialised and Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc now believes that the 25-year-old will remain at Stade Chaban Delmas.[LNB]"I'm not even going to ask myself that question because I think he is going to stay," he said when probed as to the possibility of Chamakh leaving.[LNB]"The situation is a lot clearer for the player than the media. It's a situation which gives you a lot to write and talk about. We don't listen to it. [LNB]"Marouane wants to leave for a big club but sadly for him, that big club hasn't come in for him."[LNB]"The biggest club that wishes to have him is this one, you know that better than me."[LNB]
