Marouane Chamakh: Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri are likely leaving the club

Written by Renzo on August 10, 2011 – 22:45

With the English Premier League set to kick-off this weekend, Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh revealed that midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri will most likely leave the Club this month.

Speaking to “Foot & Co”, a football discussion programme on L’Equipe TV, the Morocco International explained that manager Arsene Wenger is facing a difficult situation as he needs to replace two of the most important elements of the squad with the striker adding that money is not the main reason why the two want to leave.

The 27-year old confessed he is surprised that the Club let a player like Samir Nasri reach a stage where he only has one year left on his contract as this means having to let him go for free, next season.

According to BBC, captain Cesc Fabregas is close to signing for European champions Barcelona for a fee believed to be about £35m with reports suggesting that midfielder Samir Nasri is very close to Manchester City.

On the future of the two, Chamakh said:

I think both of them are likely leaving the club. It’s a difficult situation for manager [Arsene Wenger].

I don’t think it’s a matter of money for Fabregas or Samir. I think [Wenger] is looking for their successors and he hasn’t found them. I think before letting them go he wants to find the players to replace them.

That’s my opinion about the situation. The problem is the season starts this weekend, and it’s even more difficult for us.

I think in the situation the club was in, they could have let only one leave. Especially Cesc, he wants to leave for several seasons because he’s born in Barcelona.

But Samir is now in a situation where he has one year left on his contract, so if they don’t sell him this summer he will leave for free at the end of the season. Is the club ready to refuse a little bit more than €20m to keep a good player for one season?

It’s strange, at a club like Arsenal, that he’s now with one year left on his contract, that the club couldn’t make him sign a new contract before.

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A.M says:

August 11, 2011 at 9:39

Come on Bear, do you really believe Lille is gonna sell 2 of their best players last season to ONE club? And back on Chamakh, I would have rather he spoke of when HE was going to leave. Would have been music to my very very sore ears this summer

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Haris says:

August 10, 2011 at 23:23

I`m surprised by this comment. Its 100% true but still I never expected it to come from him.

However I believe Samir and Cesc are on the verge of leaving which means we will probably buy Mata and a CB.

I`m really disappointed in Samir. One good year and he thinks he is too good for this club. I say let them both go and buy Mata, a CB and a LB with the money.

oohh what kind of a season is this going to be. So many uncertainties before the start of the season.

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Danny says:

August 10, 2011 at 23:56

He didn’t even have a full good season he went off the boil after Christmas apparently because man shitty offered him £160,000/week

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Vince says:

August 10, 2011 at 23:33

I hope Fabby and Nasri play against Newcastle for their last game in an Arsenal shirt.
Also I wish Arsene would sell Nasri not to Manchester city or utd but to another team in another league… Maybe PSG…????
AND WE NEED SOME REPLACEMENTS NOW

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Dan says:

August 11, 2011 at 0:04

Fabregas should go and sit down.

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Bonza says:

August 11, 2011 at 0:11

I dont care where players go once they leave Arsenal. I am happy for them to play against us, nearly every player i can ever remember ends up regretting his decision to leave.

All i hope now is that Wenger will not see prices soar just because clubs know we will have money to burn

With what are due to get for the 2 plus Bendtner and Eboue and possibly Arshavin Wenger must have around £100m to spend.

He really needs to decide where the money needs to be spent. To be fair we have lots of wingers and offensive midfielders, although many of our back up players are a little young.

I would like to see some of our youngsters given loan spells whilst bringing in some tough experienced EPL or International players

The likes of Mannone, Eastmond, Jenkinson, Miquel, Traore, Frimpong, Coquelin, Lansbury, Watt, Sunu, Vela, Afobe, Chamberlain, Miyaichi a whole bunch of younger players that really need another year or 2 before getting into the team. If you take that lot out and sell the 6 that need to go Cesc, Nasri, Bendtner, Eboue, Squillaci, Almunia then you do not have a lot left

Sczesney
Fabianski
Sagna
Djourou
Koscielny
Vermaelen
Gibbs
Song
Diaby
Wilshire
Rosicky
Ramsey
Walcott
Van Persie
Chamakh
Arshavin

Really that is the depth of our squad. Wenger now has to spend his £100m or so to bring in some top players like Benzema, Vertonghen, Hazard (£67m) as well as a few bargain basements like Mertesacker, Cissokho, Parker, Barton, Enrique, Carlton Cole, Joel Campbell, Hahnemann, Jacobsen, Dann (£40m)

I know some of the names on the bargain basement list will raise a few eyebrows, but there are 13 players there in total that would give us a real sense of experience and flair and a 29 man squad prepared for battle. Many of them would be 2nd a 3rd choice and on 1 year contracts but boy would they battle for longer deals

Our promising youngsters out on loan would then know they really have to impress to force their way in upon their return

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LFS GUNNER says:

August 11, 2011 at 0:42

that doesn’t sound so bad, I mean, not that is our choice but what’s been given.

Arshavin is staying -unless Barca makes an offer – maybe he should get the Playing role on the pitch.

Send the youngsters on a loan and bring in some veterans for 1 or 2 years seems like a good idea. Arsene wouldn’t do that Im sure.

I don’t really want Cesc or Nasri to play the “good bye” game, None should wear the Arsenal shirt ever again. At least not Samir. The club must go on, so both of them.

I don’t want to be rude, but I will. Hope Nasri’s faith will be the same as a lot of ex-gunners (you know who they are), hopefully that’ll teach him a very valuable lesson in life. Cause Im really not into “hope the best for him” crap.

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