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Djibril Cisse talking to Spurs over move
May 10 2009 by James Hunter, Sunday Sun
DJIBRIL CISSE is talking to Spurs over a possible £8m summer move.
The Sunday Sun understands that initial talks have already taken place between Cisse’s representatives and senior figures at White Hart Lane.
The Marseille hitman is on a season-long loan at Sunderland and the Black Cats have first refusal on him after agreeing a price of 10m Euros with the French club.
But, despite the fact that Cisse is Sunderland’s top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions this season, the Black Cats will not take up their option to buy as he has shown no signs of developing a partnership with Kenwyne Jones in his time on Wearside.
And with Cisse determined to leave Marseille in the summer – and the Premier League his preferred destination – that will leave the way clear for Spurs to swoop.
While Sunderland will not benefit directly from any move for Cisse by Spurs, there could be a spin-off for the Black Cats.
If Spurs boss Harry Redknapp does launch a bid for Cisse, he could fund it by selling Darren Bent to Sunderland.
The Black Cats were offered Bent as part of a player-plus-cash deal when Spurs tried to sign Cisse’s strike partner Jones in January, but boss Ricky Sbragia refused to part with his Trinidad & Tobago star. Sunderland then tried to sign Bent in a separate deal, but that move also foundered.
Sunderland retain an interest in Bent, who is Spurs’ top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions so far, and they are likely to return with an offer when the transfer window reopens in the summer.
Cisse has made an impact on Wearside this season but, while both he and Jones have netted double-figure goal hauls, the pair have generally played as two individuals rather than as an effective partnership.
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/su...se-talking-to-spurs-over-move-79310-23585457/
Interesting if we offload one of our forwards.
May 10 2009 by James Hunter, Sunday Sun
DJIBRIL CISSE is talking to Spurs over a possible £8m summer move.
The Sunday Sun understands that initial talks have already taken place between Cisse’s representatives and senior figures at White Hart Lane.
The Marseille hitman is on a season-long loan at Sunderland and the Black Cats have first refusal on him after agreeing a price of 10m Euros with the French club.
But, despite the fact that Cisse is Sunderland’s top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions this season, the Black Cats will not take up their option to buy as he has shown no signs of developing a partnership with Kenwyne Jones in his time on Wearside.
And with Cisse determined to leave Marseille in the summer – and the Premier League his preferred destination – that will leave the way clear for Spurs to swoop.
While Sunderland will not benefit directly from any move for Cisse by Spurs, there could be a spin-off for the Black Cats.
If Spurs boss Harry Redknapp does launch a bid for Cisse, he could fund it by selling Darren Bent to Sunderland.
The Black Cats were offered Bent as part of a player-plus-cash deal when Spurs tried to sign Cisse’s strike partner Jones in January, but boss Ricky Sbragia refused to part with his Trinidad & Tobago star. Sunderland then tried to sign Bent in a separate deal, but that move also foundered.
Sunderland retain an interest in Bent, who is Spurs’ top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions so far, and they are likely to return with an offer when the transfer window reopens in the summer.
Cisse has made an impact on Wearside this season but, while both he and Jones have netted double-figure goal hauls, the pair have generally played as two individuals rather than as an effective partnership.
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/su...se-talking-to-spurs-over-move-79310-23585457/
Interesting if we offload one of our forwards.
