Where next for Mohamed Diame?

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Mohamed Diame seems to have a lot going for him. Born in Creteil, France, the 25 year old football player has caught the attention of many clubs this season. After impressing West Ham, Diame has been in the news several times, and may end up being a star player for one of the top teams in the upcoming years, thanks to his admirable performance.

At the start of the season, the Senegal International joined up with the Hammers, and this would have been yet another chance for the young player to show his skills, but it ended up that a little known clause in his contract allowed him a £3.5 million exit, and the midfield player’s long term future was then cast into doubt at Upton Park.

So despite impressing at Upton Park this season, it still remains to be seen whether Diame is the right choice for Arsenal. This is the main team that has been watching the young star, and Arsene Wenger has been criticised for not having a strong, dominant midfielder since the departure of Patrick Viera.

The skills behind Diame are well known, but he still may not have the passing abilities that would be required for such a position among the Arsenal team. They already have Abou Diaby back from his past injuries, and another young rising star is Francis Coquelin, already promised to the team.

Some analysts have said that Arsenal should look for more long term benefits by going to ball winning dominant players, and that Diame may end up clogging up the squad. Diame may just not be the man they need, yet everything is not lost for the young player, as many other teams may be looking his way. If Arsenal does pass on Diame, he most likely will not have look far to find other interested parties.

 

Adebayor to quit international football due to a pay dispute

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Tottenham were given a slight edge when Emmanuel Adebayor announced that he will not continue to play internationally for Togo due to a pay dispute that was not promptly resolved. As a result, the Spurs striker will no longer take part at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

In his statement, the Sparrow Hawks player declared that despite the fact that he was the former captain of the team he will not continue to for Togo and last week he condemned the fact that he had not been paid after the stunning Morocco win that he led the team through.

In addition to issuing a statement, Adebayor also asked that the Togolese football federation place aside a sum of money that was paid to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. He explained that if the fees are not straightened out then he is not going to play internationally or for his country any longer. He said that within the FA the only thing that anyone ever worries about is money, and there are plenty of players that have only received half of their money or none of it.

Adebayor also expressed concern that players turn to him to ask about when they will be paid and it is a shame. He said he asked the Moroccan Federation who told him that the Togolese FA has been paid and that means that the President has the money but has not yet distributed it to any of the actual players choosing to keep it for himself.

African Nations Cup Behind The Scenes Footage

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With the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola about to conclude with Egypt and Ghana playing in the final in Luanda, we have been given access to some exclusive training and interview footage with the Angolan, Cameroon, Ghanaian and Ivory Coast football teams.