Wenger very very very close to first summer signing

• Poignant

  28 Feb 10, 13:10

  Marouane Chamakh set for Arsenal: Striker will sign four-year deal at the Emirates
  

  Arsenal are finalising a four-year deal with Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh, with chief executive Ivan Gazidis negotiating the Moroccan's contract, so Arsene Wenger has at least secured one new signing for next season.

  Chamakh is out of contract this summer so entitled to speak to Gazidis but the club are unlikely to announce it until the end of the season out of respect for Bordeaux. Chamakh has made little secret of the move.

  'I've dreamed of the Premier League since I was a little boy. I am ready to discover the experience for myself,' he said last week.

  

  Arsenal-bound: Chamakh is close to signing a four-year deal with the Gunners

  With profits of £35.2million for the six months to November 2009 and debt cut by £129m, Arsenal fans are hoping Wenger will spend this summer.

  At least one centre-half will join, maybe two, if William Gallas does not agree a new contract.