Well – would you believe it – 23 year-old Hatem Ben Arfa’s move to Newcastle United may be back on – and that’s according to new reports coming out of France and a report in today’s Evening Chronicle.
Hatem Ben Arfa – interesting Newcastle again?
The Marseilles President Jean-Claude Dassier has said today that a deal with Newcastle has now been agreed.
The French club have agreed to loan out the French international, now that an additional clause the French club wanted in the contract – to make the deal permanent should he play more than 25 matches – has been agreed to by the Newcastle club.
It is thought the fee will be around £5M to sign the player permanently after 25 matches.
Ben Arfa travelled to Tyneside just two weeks ago, in an attempt to arrange his own move to the Premier League club, but couldn’t talk with Newcastle because no deal had been agreed with Marseilles at that time.
Newcastle are yet to respond to the claims from Marseilles, but this news is not that surprising if it is true, since news that other clubs were supposedly linked with the player seem to have been unfounded.
These clubs have included Werder Bremen, Liverpool, AC Milan and even Manchester United.
So far in his career Ben Arfa has played 178 first class games with 26 goals for Lyon and Marseilles – and that’s about the same number of games that Steven Taylor has played for Newcastle, so the lad is quite experienced.
If the news is indeed true, and of course we have no idea whether the reports in France are true this time around – what a saga this one has been – this will come as a big lift to Newcastle fans.
While the lad may be difficult to handle, he’s nevertheless a wonderful footballer with sublime skills, and is just the type of players fans love to see at St. James’ Park.
We hope it’s true.
Comments welcome.
197 comments so far
NUFC_Richyg01
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Comment #81@ alan shearer // Aug 26, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Shame Steve Bruce dont take risks with your squad then eh!?
Sav
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Comment #82Dassier is an arrogant a*****e.
And no doubt he’s dealing with a couple more of them from our end.
This could have been sorted weeks ago.
Anyway, 25 games should be plenty to find out if we want to keep HBA – doubt he’ll start many games away from SJP anyway – or else pack him back to Dassier with his tail between his legs in May.
Have my doubts he will fit in here anyway but CH has the option to kick him out at the season’s end if he is a bad apple, so no big deal.
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Comment #83if u think im mackem..i cant stop u from thinkin so..u guys are weird..its fun makin fun of you.LOL
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Comment #84if we pull this off gotta hand it to Hoots. For years we had been crying out for rw and he got in routledge, we badly needed a solid defene and he has started that with williamson and big doubt (potential) Perch. We need organisation and a leader and nolan and smith have provided that. Needed a proper dm and tiote here now. and the one thing we have all cried out about for ages is an attacking mf and hba could be our man. Just a lb cover and use lua lua to cover jonas and we are there…. Alan shearer ur cards are marked mactoon found u out kid.
My bro got my tickets to sat match today, gonna be surrounded by the wolves and my footy mates but ill be wearing my shirt under my coat and cheering the lads on. Not that vocally maybe in case i get a kicking but HWTL
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Comment #85lol 😀
Toon_fan83
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Comment #86Kentonmags that is the exact team i would look to be playing although it almost picks itself tbh.
kentonmags
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Comment #87paris flight landed at newcastle at 16.01
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Comment #88why cant we make peace with sunderland i dun uds..its been over hundreds of yrs..this is a game of passion not hatred
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Comment #89will the real mackem Alan shearer please stand up! please stand up ! please stand up!
NUFC_Richyg01
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Comment #90@ 87
BUT YOU STINK, you great unwashed you!
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Comment #91its true..why u guys hate sunderland so much?
indianmagpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Comment #92alan shearer: if ur a magpie, u wud hav tried to explain ur position by now rather thn postin some random crap about hughton, nolan, HBA etc….the more u post these crap, the more everyone is convinced tht u r a mackem…and stop asking everyone to respect u…i dont think anybody cud from ur posts….
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Comment #93how dare u use one of the greatest NUFC players names as a cover for being a wum mackem disgusting use a great player from sufc— oh i forgot they are all shite u cant
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Comment #94AS – part of the passion is the hatred towards sunderland thats the hole point of the rivalry
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Comment #95indianmapgie..why do i hav to say much..im doing this for fun
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:48 PM
Comment #96wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm
MacToon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Comment #97alan shearer // Aug 25, 2010 at 3:06 PM
oh man we have just lost kenywne jones to stoke..need to back someone to back up bent
alan shearer // Aug 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM
oh sry posted on the wrong blog
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Just incase anyone missed it!
Irie-Magpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Comment #98HBA – he reminds me of Laurent Robert, and if he’s anything like Laurent then all the better. roll on 6.30pm august 31st.
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Comment #99mactoon ur a legend lmas
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Comment #100MacToon..im very sorry..im really sorry..
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Comment #101lmao i meant
indianmagpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Comment #102AS: i can understand tht…i dont think thr is anythin good happenin in ur boards….but now u got somethin gunny happenin..y dont u start a discussion on titus the great….its sure gonna b fun…gotta agree, a very shrewd buy from bruce…lol
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Comment #103oh man..c’mon..scold me.scold me..c’mon..MacTooon..c’mon…steve bruce steve bruce all the way
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Comment #104AS – why do you come onto newcastle blogs if u r a mackem whats the point, go back on ur own blog and talk about big old stevey bruce and how much u miss jones
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:52 PM
Comment #105jone is a good complement player to darren bent..darren bent scored 24 goals last season..
Dukis22lt
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Comment #106Harper
Perch Willy Collo Jose
Tiote
Ben Arfa Nolan Barton Jonas
Carrol
Thats the way I see it, if they stay injury free, thats quite a team we have here!
Stay classy Newcastle!
Irie-Magpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Comment #107Down with the Mackems’ i curse with the players like ” Andy O’Brien, Stephen Carr, Titus Bramble and JA Boomsaun??
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Comment #108carroll has scored three already this season how many does jones have so far?????
MacToon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Comment #109Be warned alan shearer posts as Irie-Magpie too!
Look out for his next login name!
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Comment #110he has none haha
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Comment #111p.s.i meant bent 🙁
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Comment #112MacToon..u are damn free..
Irie-Magpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Comment #113Hey Ed, can we ban Alan Shearer, i’m all for free speech and all that but i thinks this dude is upsetting the good vibes in the nufcblog right now.
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Comment #114liamdee-its ok..keep it up
indianmagpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #115ignore tht mackem…
liamdee100
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #116but yeh jones is shite to
kentonmags
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #117ALAN SHEARER its tea time you not got some cheesy chips to be eating or your sister to touch up or something p**s off you prick.
Irie-Magpie
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #118No NO, GUYS, he robbed my post yesterday, i’m the real Irie-Magpie.
alan shearer
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #119hey all magpies..i will be back…
midlandstoon
Aug 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Comment #120@kentonmags lmao