Arsene Wenger is glad that “impatient” Lassana Diarra
has finally found his feet at a major club, having joined Real
Madrid from Portsmouth in January.
The versatile Frenchman moved through both Chelsea and Wenger's
Arsenal in search of his big break but he eventually settled on
Portsmouth in order to play regularly.
However, Diarra made a big money move to Madrid recently and is
sure to be an important player for the Blancos, thus finally
fulfilling his dream of becoming a regular starter at a big
club.
Wenger, who could probably use Diarra at the moment, has hinted
that the 23-year-old's decision to move to Fratton Park was a bad
choice in the first place and could have killed his career.
He told TF1, as quoted by Setanta, "He was
miraculously [signed] by Juande Ramos, who got to know him during
his time in England.
"Otherwise his career would have been written-off in Portsmouth.
"He wanted to play immediately when he joined Arsenal and he wasn’t
patient."