After six months away from the field, Hatem Ben Arfa has found a club in Spain. Free since leaving Rennes last summer, the 32-year-old French international signed a six-month contract on Tuesday 28 January with Valladolid, owned by Brazilian star Ronaldo, the club announced on Tuesday.
Ben Arfa had no club since the end of his contract with Stade Rennes, club with which he won the last Coupe de France against Paris SG, one of his former teams.
Author of two goals in 15 selections for the France team between 2007 and 2015, the attacking midfielder made an impression with his precocious talent and his dribbling ball.
😍🤩💜 ¡Ben Arfa! #pucela #RealValladolid pic.twitter.com/Gi9pGNyK8N
- Real Valladolid CF (@realvalladolid) January 28, 2020A true globetrotter of French and English football, with passages from Lyon to Rennes via Newcastle, Hull City, Nice and Marseille, he had not hidden his desire for Liga in recent months.
He therefore entered until the end of the season with the current 16th of the Spanish Championship, appearing all smiles with Ronaldo, the very media president and owner of Valladolid, on the club's website.
The 43-year-old Brazilian bought the majority of the club from central Spain in September 2018, a few months before he managed to make his return to La Liga.
😱💜 ¡Ben Arfa!
👉🏻 https://t.co/S7bdX8cqQe#pucela #RealValladolid pic.twitter.com/4qvvifZPeg
His adventure with PSG ended badly, the player having asked the industrial tribunal between 7 and 8 million euros for his sidelining from April 2017. Unsuccessful in December, he now counts on the court of appeal to succeed.
After his two seasons in Paris, he joined Rennes for one season, scoring nine goals in forty games. This summer, he regretted on social networks to have found "no exciting challenge" for the rest of his career. Ronaldo's aura has apparently responded to his desire for challenge.
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