Diatta Set For Anfield?


By Tyne-Talk
March 5 2008

If recent reports are to be believed then Newcastle United FC have offered Senegal captain Lamine Diatta a deal at St James park, subject to a medical today. Keegan has had Diatta training with the club for the last 4 days and was set to make an announcement yesterday. Instead it was reported today that the 32 year old will sign a contract.

The deal should be sealed within the next 24 hours, as the defender is a free agent after buying his contract with Bestikas out in January after his stint in the African Cup of Nations.

Diatta has previously played for Marseille, Rennes, Lyon and St Etienne before joining Bestikas in 2007. He alo had a trial with Charlton in 2001 in an attempt to break into the Premier League.

As the deal looks set to be done it is almost certain that he will be in the squad travelling to Liverpool for Saturday's 3pm Kick Off at Anfield.

No details of the contract have been released by the club, but are expected on the basis of Lamine passing his medical.

Keegan said earlier in the week:

"We have Monday and Tuesday to see how he does and we can sign him if we want him.

But we will not be signing him unless it is a worthwhile exercise."

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Diatta Set For Anfield?
Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 05/03/2008 19:07
TyneTalk
TyneTalk
05/03/2008 19:07
Diatta Set For Anfield?

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BlackAndWhiteLegend
Rob-15-92
05/03/2008 20:00
I feel this is VERY similar to the Kilchine (sp?) signing. Could be what we were hoping for in Cacapa.

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tunyc
05/03/2008 21:02
meh

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taffa21
Tafa
05/03/2008 22:30
ill second that mehhhhh

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oba_is_god
oba_is_god
05/03/2008 23:18
rob, were you even born when we signed kilcline? or did you just read keegans book (Sm13)

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ste_ne24
06/03/2008 00:52
Sweet jesus i was in my last year of high school when we signed him.. man am i getting old! 32 a week today.. ahhh david kelly smiling smiley memories

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T00N B0Y
T00N B0Y
06/03/2008 13:35
I am just trying to figure out why we are signing this guy. Maybe for set pieces cause I believe he is a big guy but is he better than what we have? last I remember he isn't.

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jussilofqvist@hotmail.com
06/03/2008 14:05
its off anyways

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im french
im french
06/03/2008 15:37
diatta is slow or low confused smiley (i dont know how say)
i dont like this player, hes bad

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BlackAndWhiteLegend
Rob-15-92
06/03/2008 17:18
Erm. . . No but from what I have been told and read it sounds very similar. I just can see it being he same.

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Mann One
Mann One
06/03/2008 18:13
Just said on SSN that we've signed him on loan until the end of season but i've gotta ask how do you loan a player with no club?.

I thought that this guy had brought out the remainder of his contract with Besiktas and was a free agent.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2008:03:06:18:14:49 by Mann One.

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T00N B0Y
T00N B0Y
06/03/2008 18:22
HAHA good question. I would hope its maybe a trial til the end of the season type thing maybe? but who knows. I do not see him staying here for long unless he has a total 180 in his career

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