Official: Hatem Ben Arfa joins LOSC for six months

Hatem Ben Arfa bounces back again in Ligue 1. This Wednesday, via his account Twitter official, Lille has formalized the arrival of the versatile French international striker (15 caps, 2 goals), now 34 years old. Free and without a club for eight months, the Habs, formed near Clairefontaine, have signed up for a period of six months.

A seventh Ligue 1 club for Ben Arfa

After Olympique Lyonnais (2002-2008), Olympique de Marseille (2008-2011), Nice (2015-2016), Paris (2016-2018), Rennes (2018-2019) and Bordeaux (2020-2021), the native of Clamart, also passed by Newcastle, Hull City and Real Valladolid, will therefore discover his seventh club in the elite of French football.

As soon as he arrives, Ben Arfa will be presented to the media during a press conference, this Wednesday afternoon from 3 p.m., at the Domaine de Luchin. Currently in tenth place in the championship standings, the Dogues, reigning French champions, will try to rely on his great experience (234 Ligue 1 matches, 42 goals, 25 assists) in order to achieve a much better second part of the 2021-2022 season.

Presented in the afternoon, “HBA” confided all his happiness to join the Mastiffs. “I’m a football lover, I didn’t want to go to more non-football oriented championships, I’m mentally fresh, I want to get back into competition, he explained. My personal objective is to give the maximum to achieve our objectives, to give of myself for the team (…) There is no feeling of revenge, it is a challenge that excites me a lot, if I chose Lille because I know it’s becoming a very competitive club, that’s the most important thing for me.“

Even though he didn’t have a club, Ben Arfa said he had “tried to keep a club rhythm, have training structures, touch the ball“.”I had physical exchanges with my trainer to work as well as possible“, he concluded to reassure on his physical form. Yes, Ben Arfa is indeed back.