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Sky Sports revealed yesterday that the Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh was in London to finalise his move to the Emirates on a free transfer, but the Bordeaux President Jean-Louis Triaud wasn’t even aware that his player was in England.

“That is unique in the history of recruiting in football,” he said when told about the reports.

“It was written that he wasn’t recognised at fair-value here in Girondins, which forced me to think.

“They joked that he was underpaid, if at any time he wanted, he could have improved his earnings situation. But he has never complained,” .......Read the full article here

It has just been reported in the Mirror that the Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has agreed to join Arsenal on a wage of £50,000 a week.

This is what the actual report says under the headline:
Bordeaux president confirms Chamakh’s Arsenal move

Arsenal have tied up a deal for Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh after the Moroccan striker agreed a pre-contract and will join this summer on a five-year contract worth £50,000-a-week.

Arsenal seal £50,000-a-week Marouane Chamakh deal

That would sound pretty cut and dried, and you would think they had actual confirmation from the Bordeaux president. But this is the quote that has prompted the headline. .......Read the full article here