Real Madrid? NO, thanks.
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Report: Olympique de Marseille’s Hatem Ben Arfa Turned Down Real Madrid
Regular first team football is the Frenchman's priority...
Ligue 1 : Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille) - (Panoramic)The agent of want-away Olympique de Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa has revealed that his client rejected a move to Real Madrid.
Ben Arfa appears bound for England, with the hottest link at present being to Newcastle United once again, though the winger could have chosen to move to the Santiago Bernabeu according to representative Michel Ouazine, who was quoted by Le 10 Sport.
“Great teams have been interested,” he said. “But when Real Madrid come to see you, you cannot accept. Today, Hatem is not ready. With all the stars at that club, how would he find a starting place? He must remain consistent.”
Ben Arfa has been frustrated by his lack of regular first team football over the course of the last 18 months as first Erik Gerets and then Didier Deschamps have chosen to bench him with great regularity.
When he confronted OM about the club turning down offers for him this summer, the attacker received a response he did not like and elected to go on strike. The France international is fully expected to move before the transfer deadline passes.