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Diarra set for Anzhi move

Lassana Diarra #24 of Real Madrid fights for the ball with Antonio Cassano #99 of A.C. Milan during their match at Yankee Stadium on August 8, 2012 in New York City.
Image: Lassana Diarra: French midfielder to join Anzhi after passing a medical

Anzhi Makhachkala are poised to sign midfielder Lassana Diarra from Real Madrid on loan for the 2012/13 season.

Real Madrid midfielder to play on loan for Russian club

Anzhi Makhachkala are poised to sign midfielder Lassana Diarra from Real Madrid on loan for the 2012/13 season. Madrid announced on Saturday morning that they have struck a deal with the Russian outfit, adding that Diarra will join his new club after undergoing a medical. "Real Madrid C. F. and FC Anzhi have reached an agreement, pending medical examination, to loan the player Lassana Diarra to the Russian club," reads a statement on the Spanish club's official website. Diarra joined Madrid from Portsmouth in January 2009 and was a first-team player under Juande Ramos for the rest of the 2008/09 campaign. However, the France international is considered surplus to requirements by current Madrid coach Jose Mourinho.

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