Diarra heading to Real

Lassana Diarra looks set to be on the verge of completing a move to La Liga giants Real Madrid from Portsmouth in the January transfer window.

Diarra is on the verge of sealing a move to Spain worth a reported 15 million GBP from Portsmouth.

Pompey's chairman, Sacha Gaydamak, is known to be ready to sell the club, and some of the team's star names are likely to be heading for the exit door in January.

Diarra is the first, and will end his well-travelled stay in the Premiership, where he enjoyed spells at Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth.