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No agreement on Gunners strikers

Image: Nicklas Bendtner: Arsene Wenger admits 'there is a chance' the striker is to leave Arsenal

Arsenal have yet to reach agreements with any club on the potential sales of strikers Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh.

Bendtner and Chamakh could leave before Friday's deadline

Arsenal have yet to reach agreements with any club on the potential sales of strikers Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh. Manager Arsene Wenger has admitted there is a chance Bendtner will leave and the Denmark international has been linked with AC Milan and Juventus. Chamakh could also exit Emirates Stadium and the Moroccan has been reported as a target of Fiorentina and Besiktas, while a shock move to Tottenham Hotspur has been mentioned. But while Wenger confesses both players could move on, the Gunners boss insists no deals have been struck with any other club. The Frenchman said of Bendtner at a press conference ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Liverpool: "There is a chance he is leaving. Where is not decided at the moment."

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Wenger added when asked about Chamakh: "Again, we have not made an agreement with any club." While there could be outgoings at Arsenal, Wenger has not ruled out the possibility of bringing in additional new faces to his squad before Friday's transfer deadline. Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla have so far this summer already arrived and reports continue to link Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila with a move to England. And Wenger has confirmed he is still in the market for top-class additions, as he said: "We are active but we do not want to bring average players in." He added: "I am relaxed... if we find a top, top, top player, we will do it. We are working hard."