That Diarra lad

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The correct story behind Diarra is this:

Houllier signed him on a Bosman and loaned him out. The following summer Houllier left and Rafa took over.

Rafa rated Diarra quite highly and tried to convince him to come to the club and challenge for a place, but Diarra turned it down and requested a move. He was then duly sold.

Had Houllier been in the job still, I reckon he'd have come back.

We signed him in 2002, and Houllier loaned him out for 2 seasons, Rafa came in after that and loaned him out again before moving him on.

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Seem to remember we got about 2.5 million for him too.