Flamini's current Arsenal contract is due to expire in the summer, and the combative midfielder has not yet signed a new deal - despite the fact that a reported £50,000 a week offer has been on the table for him for more than a month. There have been conflicting reports about whether the Frenchman will sing for Juventus, Milan or stay true to Arsenal, but either way Flamini's decision must be respected insists his compatriot.
“Sometimes it’s a good choice to leave, sometimes it’s a bad choice to leave. It’s really up to him you know," Clichy said in an interview with Setanta.
“You can say that if he moves to Juve he will be playing regularly and that would be the perfect choice.
“But if he leaves and is not played people will say he made a mistake.
“The only person who can say something about that is Mathieu.
“You have many examples of players, like Lassana Diarra, who just arrived and decided to leave after five months, now he is playing regularly and is a fantastic player.
“We will see in a few weeks or in a few months what he will decide but it would be a big blow to lose Mathieu because he has been great this season and he is a great guy.
“But once again it’s his decision and he will decide what he wants to do.”
Derek Wanner, Goal.com