MARSEILLE have rejected Manchester City's bid for
Djibril Cisse.
The ex-Liverpool striker has struggled to hold down a regular place
in the French club's starting XI this season.
And City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is keen to tempt Cisse to
Eastlands to add firepower to his frontline.
But Marseille president Pape Diouf insists the French ace is going
nowhere.
Diouf said: "He is wanted, that is for sure.
"I have been approached by Manchester City about Cisse but I turned
it down categorically.
"I want to be clear Djibril Cisse will not leave. He will stay
here until the end of the season.
"I have always wanted to rediscover the Djibril we signed, the
efficient Djibril.
"I have never doubted his abilities, his qualities. He got through
difficulties last year and I have no doubt that he will get out of
them again this season.
"With everything that he has had to endure, read, see and hear, I
understand that it piles the pressure on him to leave, having been
contacted by an English club that is among the leading teams in
their league.
"But when he and myself discussed this, he understood my
position.
"He understood that I will not let him leave and he has no problem
with me."
