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Arsenal versus Crystal Palace sits relatively low in the London derby hierarchy, yet precious few players have represented both sides.

Marouane Chamakh is unable to look back unfondly at either of his stints, though. The French-Moroccan striker endured a lacklustre three-year spell at the Emirates Stadium following his free transfer arrival in 2010, before another underwhelming trio of campaigns at Selhurst Park.

Across his English football career, he managed a modest 24 goals, with 11 arriving during his debut season. Since neither club paid a transfer fee for his services, Chamakh might escape conversations about the Premier League's biggest flops.

However, he actually cost the Gunners an eye-watering £1m per goal. This staggering figure is because he'd negotiated a £93k-per-week deal after running down his Bordeaux contract, where he'd claimed the Ligue 1 title the previous year.

Despite this damning statistic, Chamakh believed manager Arsene Wenger never afforded him a genuine opportunity. "When I started, it went really well," Chamakh told RMC in 2016.

"I took advantage of [Robin] van...

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