Five players whose superstar careers were ruined by injury

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#3 Abou Diaby

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Abou Diaby

When fit, Abou Diaby was an absolute beast of a central midfield player – the replacement that Arsene Wenger wanted for Patrick Vieira in his Arsenal side. However, if there is one weakness in the France international’s game, it has been getting himself in a match-fit condition.

Indeed, it is doubtful that there has ever been a player as injury prone as Diaby. During a 13-year professional career, he has mustered only 139 league appearances, including a mere 28 since the beginning of 2011. At the end of the month, he will be released by Marseille, having featured for only 165 minutes in two years.

It is a massive shame for the player, who during the 2009-10 season, when he enjoyed a rare spell of health, looked monstrous for the Gunners and then similarly influential for France when given his chance in the ill-fated 2010 World Cup campaign.

Who will take a chance on the 31-year-old now?

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