Diarra set for Anzhi move

Diarra set for Anzhi move

Published Sep. 1, 2012 9:15 a.m. ET

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 CF and FC Anzhi have reached an agreement, pending medical examination, to loan the player Lassana Diarra to the Russian club," read 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.

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However, the France international is considered surplus to requirements by current Madrid coach Jose Mourinho.

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