Marouane Chamakh to consider Arsenal future

Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh has claimed that he may return to former club Bordeaux at the end of the season.

The 27-year-old, who recently stated that he wanted to remain at the Emirates, has scored just eight goals in 35 appearances for the Gunners.

"I am 27 and I need to play," the Daily Mail quotes Chamakh as saying. "I cannot stay like this forever. I won't leave in January but I will take an important decision in June.

"I was surprised by the offers I got last summer but my priority was to stay at Arsenal. A return to France? If so, it will be to Bordeaux."

The striker moved to North London from Bordeaux last summer.