Marseille deny plans to offload Cisse

Marseille have denied they are preparing to return Djibril Cisse to the Premier League in order to finance a move for Nice forward Bakari Kone.

Marseille president Pape Diouf rubbished reports they were preparing to sell the unsettled former Liverpool striker to an English club in a bid to raise funds for the 26-year-old Kone following Nice’s rejection of a £6.8m offer.