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PORTSMOUTH have agreed a whopping £24million deal to sell Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid.
The French midfielder, 23, will join the Spanish giants next month.
Bernabeu boss Juande Ramos said: “The big players are already in the Champions League and cannot be signed.
“But Diarra is a player I know well and I would like a player like him here.â€
Diarra has been out for a month with an ankle injury but is close to recovery and returned to England after having treatment in his homeland at the weekend.
He will become the first big-name star out of the door at Fratton now Pompey are out of Europe and with owner Alexandre Gaydmak desperately trying to sell up.
Manchester City and Tottenham were also interested but Spurs have been priced out of the hunt. Diarra is keen to move to Spain anyway.
Diarra cost Pompey just £5.5m when he signed from Arsenal in January and has since emerged as key figure in the team.
TheSun
The French midfielder, 23, will join the Spanish giants next month.
Bernabeu boss Juande Ramos said: “The big players are already in the Champions League and cannot be signed.
“But Diarra is a player I know well and I would like a player like him here.â€
Diarra has been out for a month with an ankle injury but is close to recovery and returned to England after having treatment in his homeland at the weekend.
He will become the first big-name star out of the door at Fratton now Pompey are out of Europe and with owner Alexandre Gaydmak desperately trying to sell up.
Manchester City and Tottenham were also interested but Spurs have been priced out of the hunt. Diarra is keen to move to Spain anyway.
Diarra cost Pompey just £5.5m when he signed from Arsenal in January and has since emerged as key figure in the team.
TheSun