Chamakh slammed by Cascarino

By Gregg Davies
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Premier League target Marouane Chanakh is nothing more than a poor man's Cristiano Ronaldo, according to former Republic of Ireland international Tony Cascarino.

Arsenal have been linked with a £7 million bid for the Moroccan international to replace Emmanuel Adebayor, with the towering Togolese target-man having joined Manchester City.

But, according to the player, it is the Gunners' arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Sunderland, Blackburn and Fulham, that have agreed terms with the forward - who has scored 15 goals for his country - with Chamakh admitting he had all-but given up hope of a dream move to the Emirates Stadium.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.