Playing for Stade Rennais throughout last season, former French international attacking midfielder/winger Hatem Ben Arfa (32), according to Italian local issue Il Secolo XIX, is getting closer and closer to join Sampdoria. Former Newcastle, Marseille, OGC Nice and PSG player, previously inquired about by Eintracht Frankfurt, would venture his first Italian experience at all.
Source: transfermarketweb.com