Marseille turn down Everton's loan bid to sign France star Hatem Ben Arfa

12 January 2010 11:08
[LNB]Rejected: Everton's bid for Hatem Ben Arfa (left) has been turned down[LNB]Everton have had a bid for Marseille forward Hatem Ben Arfa rejected by the French club.[LNB]Toffees chief David Moyes is understood to have proposed a six-month loan deal for the France international as he looks to bolster his paper thin squad this month.[LNB]But reports in France claim Marseille have rejected the approach for the winger.Ben Arfa has been tipped to leave Marseille this month after a falling out with coach Didier Deschamps. [LNB]Greek side Olympiakos had a bid rejected for Ben Arfa and Manchester United were also linked with the 22-year-old.[LNB]Moyes is also interested in Benni McCarthy and Matt Derbyshire as well as Belgian winger Maxime Lestienne.[LNB] Louis Saha's wage demands won't scare off Arsenal as Spurs and Liverpool monitor strikerBlackburn join Manchester United in the race to prise Marseille star Ben ArfaUnited 'open talks' over £7.5m move for Marseille mad man Ben Arfa  

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