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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."
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