Arsene Wenger Admits Arsenal Are Monitoring Bordeaux Striker Marouane Chamakh

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has acknowledged that Girondins de Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh is a player in whom the north Londoners are taking a keen interest, after intense specualtion over recent weeks has repeatedly linked the 25-year-old with a move to the Emirates.

“We keep an eye on him. He is one of the players that we will follow and if we went for a striker then he would be one of the possibilities," Wenger told Arsenal's official website.

Meanwhile, the Frenchman was also keen to stress that his club were in no hurry to spend the reported £25 million or so that they have received for striker Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City, and reiterated his view that there are plenty of fine attacking players still at the club.

"I will be able to spend that money. [I will do it] if we are able to find the right players and if we feel it is needed. We are not in a hurry right now.

“We have internal players lined up. Look at the offensive players that we have – [Robin] van Persie, [Andrey] Arshavin, Eduardo [Da Silva], [Tomas] Rosicky, [Theo] Walcott, [Nicklas] Bendtner.

"We just want to prepare [for] the season well now. We had 14 players missing for the Barnet game so we will see where we need an addition.

"We are not in a hurry but if we need to add something anywhere then we will."