Is Hatem Ben Arfa worth the risk?

David Ginola?s transfer was delayed due to a fashion show commitment, while Laurent Robert was as famous for his free-kicks as he was for his fall-outs with managers during his time in England. Newcastle can?t resist a talented but temperamental winger from across the Channel. Like the girl who maintains that her wayward boyfriend will one day mend his ways no matter what her friends think, Newcastle have taken Marseille?s firebrand wide-man Hatem Ben Arfa on a season-long loan in the hope that they can curb his bad behaviour.

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