The young Diarra moved to the Premiership from Ligue 2 side Le Havre in July 2005 in a £3.2m deal, after having been awarded the title of Best Youth Player in 2004.

• 2005年7月迪亚拉由法国勒阿佛尔转会蓝军，费用是320万镑，此前他刚刚获得最佳年轻球员的荣誉。