(Team Talk) Marouane Chamakh believes there is a chance that he will return to Bordeaux as he does not expect to stay at Arsenal.

Chamakh is due to go back to Emirates Stadium in the summer after joining West Ham United on loan in January, but it is likely that he would remain a long way down Arsene Wenger's pecking order.

He has struggled to make an impact in the Premier League since making the move to English football from Bordeaux in 2010, and he admits he misses life in France.

The Morocco international, 29, says that if he does ever go back to Ligue 1 he would only be interested in a return to Bordeaux.

"I am always nostalgic. I spent so many good times here," he told 10 Sport on a visit to the region for a charity event.

"Everyone knows that Bordeaux is a club that is in my heart. If I find an agreement with Bordeaux, why not."

Asked if it really might be possible, he continued: "Yes, this is possible because there is a good chance that I will not stay at Arsenal.

"If I come back to France, it will be in Bordeaux."

(tribalfootball.com) QPR don't want to lose midfielder Adel Taarabt.

The Sun says QPR have slapped a whopping £15million price-tag on Taarabt in a bid to keep their biggest star at the club.

Boss Harry Redknapp is refusing to allow the erratic Moroccan to walk out on a cheap deal after relegation to the Championship.

A club insider said: “Adel is one they want to keep. He got the club out of the Championship two years ago, why shouldn’t he do it again?

“The club turned down £12m for him in January so that shows how highly he is rated here.”

(Football Italia) Udinese’s Mehdi Benatia is getting tired of seeing his name in the transfer rumour mill.

The 26-year-old is one of Udinese’s most wanted players with clubs such as Milan, Napoli and Barcelona paired.

“Enough talk of the transfer market,” the Moroccan noted.

“I have not signed for anyone else and there is no agreement with any other club. What is being written is all false.”

The defender has been at the Stadio Friuli since his 2010 switch from French minnows Clermont.

Adel Taarabt claims that his future with QPR will be resolved soon following their relegation from the Premier League.

The Moroccan playmaker has previously attracted interest from other clubs, claiming in December that his agent had been in discussions with AC Milan.

Paris St-Germain were also thought to be circling when Taarabt signed a three-year contract extension with QPR in July 2012.

Taarabt is no stranger to English football's second tier, having helped QPR to the Championship title in 2011.

But with QPR's relegation back to the second tier, the possibility of Taarabt leaving the west London club looks stronger than before, although some reports in England claim the club have slapped a £15million price tag on the 23-year-old.

"I do not know if I will leave QPR," Taarabt told the Moroccan media.

"I will speak to the club if they still want to keep me. There was interest in January, in the next three weeks my future will be clear."

QPR have slapped a whopping £15million price-tag on Adel Taarabt in a bid to keep their biggest star at the club.

Boss Harry Redknapp is refusing to allow the erratic Moroccan to walk out on a cheap deal after relegation to the Championship.

Many of Rangers’ flops are set to leave Loftus Road as owner Tony Fernandes trims the massive £73.78m wage bill to cope with the drop in cash flow next season.

But a club insider said: “Adel is one they want to keep. He got the club out of the Championship two years ago, why shouldn’t he do it again?

“The club turned down £12m for him in January so that shows how highly he is rated here.”

Taarabt still has two years left on his £50,000-a-week contract and is popular with fans.

He has not played a full game since February 23, leading to questions about his fitness and commitment.

But his undoubted skill means he still has a place in Redknapp’s policy to play his way out of the Championship next season with passing football instead of a long-ball game.

Manchester United were interested in taking him during the last transfer window but no deal materialised.

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(TheAtlasLions.com) Morocco U17 finished fourth in the CAF U17 championship after losing to Tunisia by penalty shoot-outs 10-11 in Marrakech on Saturday. Regular time ended with a draw 1-1.

(tribalfootball.com) Mounir El Hamdaoui is on the radar of West Bromwich Albion.

The Express & Star says West Brom are considering a summer swoop for former Tottenham, Derby County and Ajax striker El Hamdaoui, 28.

El Hamdaoui is set to made available by Fiorentina for the summer market.

(tribalfootball.com) Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert insists he has big hopes for midfielder Karim El Ahmadi.

Injury and international duty has limited the midfielder to just five appearances in 2013 but he has played 23 times since his £2million switch from Feyenoord last summer.

Lambert told the Express & Star: "There’s still more to come from him. He’s only really been here seven or eight months or so.

"It’s his first season in the Premier League, but he’s definitely a good technical footballer, that’s for sure.

“I thought he did great. The form of Ashley Westwood and Fabian Delph has been extremely high and made it hard for the other midfielders to get into the side.

“Against United I thought he came on and was excellent. He’s been unlucky.

“He’s had a hard time with injuries. He had an ankle problem and then obviously he was away with Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations, which we couldn’t do anything about.

“Then he returned and hurt his knee against Everton in his first game back.”

AC Milan are leading the race to sign Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia, according to reports in Italy.

Benatia is set to depart Udinese at the end of the current campaign and the Serie A side value the defender at around £15million.

Premier League pair Arsenal and Manchester United have both been credited with an interest in the highly-rated 26-year-old but it would seem as if the Rossoneri are in pole position to complete a summer deal.

The Corriere dello Sport have reported that Milan have already opened discussions with Udinese and are confident they can bring Benatia to the San Siro.