1. Although he was born in Tonneins, France, in 1984, Chamakh is a Moroccan international. He won the hearts and minds of the north African nation when he scored this last-gasp equaliser against neighbouring Algeria in the 2004 African Nations Cup quarter-final tie, which Morocco went on to win 3-1.
2. The striker has scored 15 goals in 52 appearances for Morocco.
3. At Bordeaux since 2002, last season his 13 goals helped the French side clinch the league title. His contract runs out next year.
4. Although he looks a bit like Cristiano Ronaldo, his goal return is light years away. Last season was the first time the striker had scored more than 10 goals in a league campaign.
5. Chamakh averages just under a goal every four league games. He has scored 46 times in 192 league games.
6. The 25-year-old is both strong in the air , pacy and good at dribbling. His vision and crossing ability means he can also play on the wing.
7. As well as the French title, Chamakh has also won two League Cups (2007, 2009) and the last two Trophees des Champions (the French equivalent of the Community Shield).
8. Last season Chamakh confessed that he was "disgusted with himself" after scoring an own goal in his side's 1-0 defeat to Marseille. At the time it seriously dented the Ligue 1 club's title challenge but they soon recovered, leaving Chamakh to remember his cracking goal at the right end against OM earlier in the season.
9. Chamakh currently earns €98,000 a month, which is £84,175 in real money or £21,044 a week. No wonder he is itching for a move to cash-rich Premier League.
10. That would explain his apoplexy at Bordeaux not entertaining offers from either Arsenal or Sunderland. "I am angry," he fumed recently. "I am disgusted and I do not understand why they have done that."