Five years ago we made a valiant effort to sign Marouane Chamakh. please log in to view this image link to pic: http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607994501172234483&pid=15.1 "Fulham held talks with Bordeaux last night about signing Marouane Chamakh, but they face competition from Arsenal for the forward. Roy Hodgson, the Fulham manager, wants to strengthen his squad because of the demands of the Europa League next season, but has a balancing act given the possibility that his team may be eliminated before the group stage. Fulham failed to reach an agreement with Chamakh, who is on holiday in the United States and has said that he has been earmarked by Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, as a replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor. The Morocco player has refused to extend his contract, which has one year left, and he claims to have a buyout clause of £7 million. He scored 13 league goals last season and has a reputation for his ability in the air." He did indeed join Arsenal, but not until the following year (season 2010/11) and on a free transfer.
