West Ham and Sunderland target Marouane Chamakh is set to stay this season with Bordeaux.

"Marouane's decision has matched my logic. The situation is much clearer for the player now," FC Girondins de Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc told L'Equipe.

"He wanted to join a big club, but do you know who the biggest club is? Bordeaux! So he is staying. That is just perfect."

However problems could arise in the summer when Chamakh's contract runs out and he could leave the club on a free.

But chairman Jean-Louis Triaud is keen to stop that from happening and would be prepared to wait until next year before offering the striker a three or four year deal with an inviting wage packet.

"We can wait until May 15 if he wants, that is no trouble," Triaud added.