Hatem Ben-Arfa: Last News

Ligue 1 champions in January on a free transfer in January after over six months without a team following his release from Bordeaux. But he could be back on the streets after rowing with his new boss.The former Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain star was expelled from the squad earlier this week after nearly coming to blows with Gourvennec following a 0-0 draw against his former club Bordeaux.

Newcastle look set to be one of the busiest clubs in the Premier League over the next few days.The mega-rich Magpies are desperate for new recruits to boost their survival bid and are willing to pay big bucks to get them.But Newcastle haven't always had the greatest success when it comes to shelling out the cash in the transfer window.The club have made their fair share of transfer disasters over the years - so many, in fact, that there's almost enough for a full team of Newcastle transfer flops.As Newcastle hunt for ways to improve their squad, Daily Star Sport takes a look at 11 of the worst signings Newcastle have ever made...Thauvin arrived at St James Park in a £14million move from Marseille with a lot of hype, but, ultimately, the French winger was one of the biggest transfer flops in recent Toon history.Despite being signed as a replacement for another uninspiring winger on this list, Thauvin could only muster one goal in 16 appearances and was swiftly shipped back to France.Thauvin wound up back at Marseille on an 18-month loan before he rejoined on a permanent basis.After lighting up Ligue 1 for the past few years, Thauvin is now plying his trade in Mexico with Tigres UANL.Who do you think is the worst signing on this list? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...The other half of Newcastle's expensive £24m transfer mishap, Cabella was another Ligue 1 star who couldn't hack the Premier League after he was signed as a replacement for the prolific Hatem Ben Arfa.Amazingly, Cabella had an enough worse time on Tyneside than Thauvin after somehow establishing himself as first-choice.The Frenchman managed just one goal in 31 appearances following his £10m move, so it was no surprise when he too was

Liverpool ace Djibril Cisse has remarkably claimed Hatem Ben Arfa is "as good as Lionel Messi" despite the former Newcastle midfielder failing to live up to expectation in the Premier League.Ben Arfa penned a four and a half year contract with the Magpies in 2011 after impressing on loan from Marseille.But the Frenchman endured an injury-riddled spell on Tyneside which limited his game time and he was released from his contract in January 2015 after unexpectedly leaving the country whilst on loan at Hull.Memorable goals against Blackburn and Bolton wrote his name into Toon folklore, with his mesmerising run against Wanderers receiving Match of the Day's Goal of the Month award for April.Now, ex-international teammate Djibril Cisse has

Newcastle United fans have fond memories of Hatem Ben Arfa strutting his stuff on the St. James' Park turf around a decade ago.