He'll be super for Portsmouth. Everyone there seems to enjoy getting stuck in and he should be a regular

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/26930/I-won-t-be-here-for-Long/

Not exactly what papa5murf said but pretty close

"The people at Portsmouth know I will not spend my life at this club. If I shine, if a really big club wants me, I know that everything will go well."

LOL starting to see why Chelsea and Arsenal were so willing to let this guy go, he obviously is a class A git only ourt for number one.

Diarra was alright, but he doesnt have enough attacking verve to truely fit Arsenal. Even Flamini passes the ball better than him.

Well, whatever his future, Arsenal apparently paid £2m and sold him for £5.5 a few months later

He is and always will be a solid defensive midfielder... tbh im glad the gooners have lost him. With Wengers guidance he actually could have become the next Viera.


Pompey have got a bargain at 5.5... not quite as good than the 2 the gooners paid for him.

I wreakon Big Harry will lose patience with him eventually and hell be off to spain in a year, nobody likes a [beep!] with an over-inflated ego

What performances of his have given you that idea? Im not doubting it just asking.

Myself ive only seen him play rightback and bitparts in midfield, I know hes supposed to be great but obviously two sets of coaches now havent seen enough in him to keep him on, maybe they see something we havent?

He isnt as physically gifted enough to be the next Viera.
You even agree by stating
"He is and always will be a solid defensive midfielder... " then compare him to one of the best EPL DMs ever?

If anything, he was in the mould of Makélélé with his ability to get in and nip away at people in the middle of the park, stealing the ball, making neat tackles and showing good quality in and around those areas.

As 91JMay said, his attacking qualities are limited and for most part he played in the "Cesc position" with a defensive Midfielder alongside him. That's not the right position for him as his distribution and creativity is lacking.

Flamini had that problem before and was just the 'work-horse' in the Midfield, which is why he struggled to break into the First XI. But he has since improved majorly on his passing, technique, creativity and attacking sense.

If anybody can be related to Vieira, then it's Abou Diaby who has all the raw potential to be a real star. He's got a big future in the Arsenal First XI if he can stay fit and establish himself in that Midfield role.

But that can only happen if Wenger begins to play him in the centre of the park. Until now he's spent 95% of his time on the pitch on the left. That's not the place to build a new PV4.. Anyways he will struggle to get into the starting XI if Flamster and Cesc continue their great partnership..

Of course. That's what I meant by "establish himself in that Midfield role". That role that Vieira sort of played in where he's central to everything. But in reality, Cesc does that job and nowadays he stamps authority, a control and a presence in there. But Diaby has the defensive attributes that made Vieira such a dominator. If he fights for Flamini's position, he can become a better player. This competition is great. Gilberto is only the teacher from now until he leaves I suppose, but the future is in Diaby.

Wenger has a couple more days to make this deal. Hopefully he will now with Toure with a groin injury suffered at the Africa Nations Cup. This would definitely sure up our back-line and give us some really good cover in case of injuries in the back.

scouts wher also here for the match vitesse-ajax. just like Tottenham wher they also looking for the goalkeeper of vitesse Piet Velthuizen.

^ Didn't hear about that one, but there's been a lot of goalkeper names being thrown around.

he was on tv...and the dutch commentator said he was ther for this goalkeeper.
Arsenal also wants a player of psv...affelay or aisatti..not sure.
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Found it. Looks like he'll be a summer target.

Vitesse Arnhem goalkeeper Piet Velthuizen insists he is not interested in a move away from the Gelredome.

The stopper has been linked with a transfer to a bigger club, with both Ajax and Arsenal being mentioned as possible destinations, after an impressive first half of the season.

But the 21-year-old, who recently signed a new deal at Vitesse keeping him at the club until 2011, claims he is happy to stay put.

He told De Gelderlander: "I have a good contract, why should I leave? In football nothing is certain though. But I am satisfied at Vitesse and as long as my agent Louis Laros hears nothing, nothing is really serious.

"One of the rumours that I keep on hearing is that I am a candidate to succeed Maarten Stekelenburg at Ajax. They are only rumours though. They don't mean anything to me."

On the speculation regarding Arsenal, Velthuizen added: "Everybody knows that Arsenal is a nice club.

"But for the time being I am under contract at Vitesse until 2011. I am doing well now and I hope to finish in the top nine with Vitesse. That's important to me. I am not worrying about other things."

Good to see Diaby extend his contract, and good to see Flamini coming out publicly stating that he wants to stay and a move away seems unlikely.

We've also completed the deal for Freeman, We won't be seeing him for awhile though.