Lassana Diarra retains hope of signing for West Ham United.
The Hammers were forced to pull the plug on a deal last week due to the Frenchman's contract dispute with Lokomotiv Moscow.
But Diarra said: "As long as the conflict is not sorted, FIFA forbid me to play so it's so frustrating.
"What happened was that I got fired from a club and now I cannot play football. It's a crazy thing because I'm free.
"Hopefully it can all be resolved and the deal with West Ham can be completed."
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