Marseille have revealed Djibril Cisse is close to
agreeing a shock season-long loan move
to Sunderland.
The former Liverpool star has struggled to settle back into life
in France, despite netting 16 league goals last season.
Cisse has never hidden his desire to return to The Premier
League, and he was heavily linked to Blackburn and West Ham during
the summer.
However, Roy Keane has a shortage of strikers as Kenwyne Jones
and Martyn Waghorn nurse injuries, while Michael Chopra serves a
suspension.
Cisse’s one-dimensional style never suited Rafa Benitez’s regime
at Anfield, but he showed he knew where the net was during his time
on Merseyside and now it appears he will pull on the red and white
of Sunderland.
"An agreement in principle has been reached between OM and
Sunderland for the loan of Djibril Cisse to the English club until
the end of the season," Marseille president Pape Diouf told the
club’s official website.
"Some details still need to be sorted out ahead of the
confirmation of the loan."
