Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas would welcome Marouane Chamakh
"with open arms'' should the Bordeaux striker decide to move to Les
Gones.
Chamakh has outlined his intention to leave the French champions
this summer and would prefer a switch to a Premier League side in
England.
However, Les Girondins have yet to receive a bid for the Morocco
international despite reported interest from Arsenal and
Sunderland, among others.
Lyon could now test Bordeaux's - and Chamakh's - resolve with a
cheeky offer of their own. Aulas said: "When I see that Chamakh
wishes to leave, but that people would authorise a departure to
England but perhaps not France, it is regrettable, because we would
be ready to welcome him with open arms.''
Lyon are on the look-out for a striker to complete their summer
recruitment, having spent €57m on Michel Bastos, Lisandro Lopez and
Aly Cissokho.
Chamakh is the latest striker on their wishlist, with Nice's
Loic Remy and Toulouse's Andre-Pierre Gignac other targets.
"Lisandro Lopez, Bastos and Cissokho were the three
priorities,'' added Aulas. "There remains one more of them, in
attack.''
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