Djibril Cisse’s decision to come out of retirement is driven by his pursuit of reaching 100 goals in France’s top flight

Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is considering coming out of retirement to achieve a significant goals milestone.

The 41-year-old scored 96 goals in France’s top flight during his stints at Auxerre, Marseille, and Bastia.

Cisse is determined to reach the 100-goal mark and has expressed willingness to join a Ligue 1 club without a transfer fee to pursue this achievement. 

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Cisse stated, ‘Being four goals away from 100 in Ligue 1 doesn’t sit well with me. If a club offers me the opportunity to play, I will do so for free.’

The former France international has also played for Premier League clubs such as Liverpool, Sunderland, and Queens Park Rangers, as well as prominent European teams including Lazio and Marseille.

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His notable tenure was at Anfield, where he was part of the historic 2005 Champions League-winning Liverpool team against AC Milan.

Cisse, who scored nine goals in 41 appearances for France, initially retired at the age of 35. However, he later returned to play in Switzerland for Yverdon Sport in July 2017, finishing as the club’s top goalscorer with 24 goals.

He was set to join AC Vicenza, now known as L.R Vicenza, after leaving the Swiss side, but the move to the current Serie B team ultimately did not materialize. 

Subsequently, he signed for the American fourth-tier team Panathinaikos Chicago after almost three years without a club before retiring once again.