Arsenal complete Diaby swoop

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of French Under-19 internatonal Vasiriki Abou Diaby for an undisclosed fee.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2006 - 13:03

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of French Under-19 internatonal Vasiriki Abou Diaby for an undisclosed fee.

The 19-year-old central midfielder came through the youth ranks at Auxerre and captained the French side which won the Under-19 European Championship last summer, beating England 3-1 in the final in Belfast.

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Courts Soccer Transfer market Place: Belfast Place: London Person: Diaby Person: Vasiriki Abou Diaby Person: Arsene Wenger Person: Gerard Bourgoin Person: Jose Mourinho Person: Bourgoin Event: Under-19 European Championship Organisation: Arsenal Organisation: Auxerre Organisation: England Organisation: Gunners Organisation: Chelsea

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