LONDON: Newcastle showed their faith in injured midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa yesterday by signing the on-loan Frenchman on a permanent deal from Marseille.
The 23-year-old, who joined the Premier League side on loan in September and marked his full debut with a stunning winner against Everton, has been out of action since suffering a bad leg-break in a match at Manchester City in October.
A gifted playmaker who cost Marseille ‚11mil when he signed from Lyon in 2008, Ben Arfa has signed a contract on Tyneside until June 2015.
“He’s obviously a top player and he’s shown that in France, at international level and in his short time here at Newcastle,” Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said in a club statement.
“Once he’s back fit, I have no doubt he’ll confirm just what a superb player he is.”
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