DJIBRIL Cisse has stunned his Sunderland team-mates by telling them: “I'm joining Tottenham in the summer.” (Daily Mail)Sunderland's on-loan Marseille striker revealed his transfer plans on Friday after reacting angrily to being told he would not be in the starting line-up at Bolton the following day.
DJIBRIL Cisse has stunned his Sunderland team-mates by telling them: “I'm joining Tottenham in the summer.” (Daily Mail)
Sunderland's on-loan Marseille striker revealed his transfer plans on Friday after reacting angrily to being told he would not be in the starting line-up at Bolton the following day.
Unhappy at being sacrificed for a safety-first 4-5-1 formation, his mood took another turn for the worse on hearing the lone striker's role had gone to his arch-rival Kenwyne Jones.
The pair have an intense dislike of each other, and Cisse responded to manager Ricky Sbragia's selection by going into what was described as a 'massive sulk' and repeatedly claiming he was bound for White Hart Lane at the end of the season.
Marseille had tentatively agreed a fee of 10million euros with Sunderland for Cisse but are now keen to negotiate with Tottenham, whose manager Harry Redknapp has been on the look-out for more firepower.
Bordeaux frontrunner Marouane Chamakh has come under recent review, but Cisse is also under consideration.
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