Liverpool appoint Bosman lawyer in Cisse probe

Liverpool have appointed the ‘Bosman lawyer’ after a French probe was launched into possible corruption in a number of transfer dealings, including Djibril Cisse’s move to Anfield.

The Reds paid Auxerre £14m (€20.5m) for Cisse 18 months ago but now the deal is under scrutiny as the investigation probes whether money may have gone missing, although Liverpool have not been implicated in any way.