Gossip: Villa face competition for Diarra
Aston Villa and Leeds United are keen on 21-year-old Strasbourg and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra. (Sports Mole), externalWant more transfer news? Read Wednesday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
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