Papiss Cisse - A 5.5 Year Deal & The No.9 Shirt For NUFC
By Tyne-Talk
January 17 2012
Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of Papiss Demba Cisse from Bundesliga side SC Freiburg for an "undisclosed fee". The Senegal striker has signed a five and half year contract for the club and will wear the number 9 shirt on his return from the African Cup of Nations, a tournament during which he can build on his partnership with International and now club team-mate, Demba Ba.
In his first interview as a Newcastle United striker, Cisse said;
"I would like to thank everybody for their welcome, and for inviting me to sign for the club.
It is an honour to play for such a big club and I am looking forward to it. I want to pay back the confidence the club have shown in me, and give the supporters something to be proud of.
I am aware of the huge importance of the number nine shirt, and when I spoke with the manager he made it very clear how important this shirt is. I will treat it with respect and I hope to do my very best in this shirt."
Manager Alan Pardew said of the deal:
"Ever since Andy Carroll left, Papiss was my first choice in the specific role he has at the end of the play.
He is a finisher with an already-established CV in the Bundesliga, where we have monitored him for the best part of two years.
Unfortunately he was out of reach, financially, for us in the summer, but it recently became apparent that Derek Llambias and Lee Charnley could do the deal in this window.
It has become obvious this season that the team and the club have done exceptionally well, and (owner) Mike Ashley has backed me to bring this player to the club. I would like to thank Mike, Derek and everyone involved for getting this deal over the line."
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Could be the new Shearer/Ferdinand
BA deserves the number 9 more than this guy.
BA should have the number 9 and give Cisse another squad number.
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Can't wait to see both of them upfront for the Toon.
God forbid anything should happen to either of them or Tiote at the ACON.
But again, great great signing!
I would like to think Loven and Ranger would be away at the end of the season and Xisco could be either sold or paid up (cringe at how much money has been lost on him). That would leave us with four strikers.
Saying that, along with Simpson, you could see us cashing in. Those two players cost us around 1.5 mill combined. You could see us getting 4-6 mill combined for these two even with them having only a year left.
We shall see.
I can see us going with Ba and Cisse, HBA and Shola as our 4 main strikers with young prospects filling in but that would leave Shola as our only real target man so Best may be kept for this!
Stories about cissokho and pieters aren't going away so if either of these come in Santon will go to the right and simpson out the door!
Loven is leaving in the summer along with Smith and i very much doubt Xisco will be a NUFC player by the start of next season which will lighten the wage bill by about 100k!
Ranger will be sold if we can find a buyer!
Perch will be sold if we buy another defender and i think Willo will also go if another central defender comes in!
I'd give Best a new deal especially if we can see Loven and Ranger out the door. We're stuck with Shola as nobody else will touch that contract. Perch won't be sold now as he's needed with Tiote away, Saylor injured and Cabaye possibly missing time.
Xisco and Smith I'm guessing will remain unsellable.
Good news if we can get Simmo signed, and hopefully it will be on to Colo's new deal from there.
I can't help but note PSG's continuing interest in Ba, though, and I'm going to wait for 1 February to evaluate the window.