Diarra up for Real stay

"My goal now is to earn a starting place, and I am working hard for that.""I am a Madrid player and I intend to stay here until the finish of my contract," said the former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder.A possible move to Spurs was close and Harry Redknapp confirmed talks were ongoing - but the deal fell through.Lassana Diarra insists that he wants to see out the remaining two years of his contract at Real Madrid.The 26-year-old French interntional was the subject of interest from Roma and Tottenham in the summer. Now back at the Santiago Bernabeu he is yet to feature this term, but he is hopeful of becoming involved. "I have a contract with Madrid until 2013 and would like to fulfil that commitment.