The guy who made Arsenal fans not care about Ashley Cole leaving for Chelsea will be around for a lot longer after agreeing to a new extension deal.

Gael Clichy, the 22 year old Frenchman who made more appearances than any other Arsenal player last year and was named in the Players Footballers’ Association team of the year has signed a new deal that The Voyeur Wenger described as long term.

You have to wonder why France coach Raymond Domenech omitted Clichy from the Provisional squad, much less the full team after deciding to play Abidal at center back (maybe because he left Mexes at home), a position he obviously wasn’t comfortable with.

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