There are quite a few midfield players named Diarra in world football today, for example Real Madrid's Lass Diarra and Monaco's Mouhamadou Diarra who transferred during the winter break. In comparison to the first two, the recent moves by Bordeaux captain Alou Diarra have been rather eye-catching. It is normal for a player to show affection towards another team, but it is rare to see such open displays of affection on their own club's official website. However, this French international recently made public his positive feelings towards AC Milan on Bordeaux's official website.
Alou Diarra briefly played for Bayern Munich and Liverpool at the start of his career but never made an appearance in the first team. He represented France in the 2006 World Cup. At 29 years old, he still hopes to prove himself in a major club, which might be the reason for his public declaration of affection towards Milan. Alou's contract with Bordeaux has only one year remaining, and he hopes to leave the team in the summer. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that if the Rossoneri make a purchase request, Bordeaux's asking price will not exceed 6 million euros.
This 29-year-old French international recently boldly revealed his dreams of joining AC Milan in an interview on the official website. "San Siro is a dream stadium. Just think, there were Van Basten, Rijkaard, Gullit, Donadoni, Maldini, Baresi..." Diarra described the Milan stars in great detail. "They are all part of the history of the team, they belong to this great team. This is the team I dream of joining, their players and history attract me."
The Milan side has not yet responded to Alou Diarra's positive feelings. Given the current state of the Rossoneri, Bordeaux's captain's declaration may come at just the right time. Ambrosini, Pirlo, Seedorf, and Van Bommel, all midfielders over 30, will have their contracts expire and may leave Milan in the summer. In 2012, Gattuso and Flamini will also have their contracts expire, and Milan must consider their replacements.
Milan also has its own considerations and plans to take further action after clarifying the future of the aforementioned players at the end of the season. After all, Diarra, born in 1981, is nearing 30 years old. Besides Ganso, Milan is also closely monitoring Aquilani, currently playing for Juventus. They obviously have more competitiveness than Diarra, who has yet to prove himself in a major club.