Fed-up Diarra 'wants to leave Arsenal': report

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2007

PARIS (AFP) — France midfielder Lassana Diarra wants to leave Arsenal due his frustration at being left on the substitutes' bench, according to a report.

Diarra is a regular with 'Les Bleus' but has found regular playing time among Arsene Wenger's foreign legion hard to come by.

"We're halfway through December, and I've decided: I want to leave Arsenal. The bottom line is the coach doesn't need me," Diarra told Sunday's edition of L'Equipe.

"They don't want me. I don't understand, because I've got more value in the French national team."

Diarra has already informed the Premier League leaders, who face Chelsea on Sunday, of his feelings.

And while he said he has no argument with Wenger, he feels let down by the club's management.

"When...