Confusion reigns over claims of a Newcastle United move for Lassana Diarra, the former Real Madrid midfielder claimed to be available on a free.

Loic Remy yesterday made clear he had no interest in joining Newcastle and now appear destined for an ambitious move to Chelsea’s bench.

It has been revealed that Newcastle United made a new offer for Loic Remy but the former on-loan striker has turned down the bid on Friday morning.

With regard to this particular player most fans would probably agree that they wouldn’t want somebody getting that kind of money out of our pockets, especially when he knocked us back in January.