Just hours before Sam Allardyce's reign at Newcastle ended the club agreed a fee for Arsenal's Lasanna Diarra, according to reports.
Various national newspapers claim 22-year-old French midfielder Diarra was on the verge of making the switch to St James's Park.
Big Sam exits Newcastle-
Allardyce's reign at Newcastle ends.-
Allardyce's reign at Newcastle ends.-
Our view: Newcastle have their man.-
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