Make or break: Clichy
Arsenal will call Gael Clichy in for make-or-break
contract talks next month.
Sportsmail revealed
earlier this month that the France defender is stalling on a new
Gunners deal.
The north London club fear Clichy, 25, will not extend his stay
at the Emirates and have already pinpointed Celtic left-back Emilio
Izaguirre as a potential replacement.
Clichy is keen to wait until the summer before recommencing
talks over fresh terms but the north London club want his future
settled before then.
The defender's deal expires at the end of next season when he
could leave the club for nothing.
And the Gunners want a definitive answer from Clichy over his
future as soon as possible and are aiming to hold further
discussions after the international break.
There will be no shortage of takers for Clichy, who is a target
for Barcelona, if he decides to quit the Gunners.