Na 13 Jenụwarị 2006, klọb bekee Arsenal kwupụtara na klọb ahụ bịanyere aka na Diaby na nkwekọrịta ogologo oge maka ego a na-ekwuputaghị, emesịa kpughere na ọ bụ £ 2 nde. Tupu ọ banye Arsenal, onye ọkpụkpọ ahụ ajụla onyinye iji sonyere ndị asọmpi Arsenal na London Chelsea. Mgbe ọ sonyeere Arsenal, e nyere Diaby nọmba 2 uwe elu, nke a hapụrụ kemgbe ezumike nke Lee Dixon. O mere klọb mbụ ya na 21 Jenụwarị 2006 na-apụta dị ka onye nnọchi anya na mmeri 1-0 megide Everton.
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