Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has joined Marseille on a one-year-loan with view on a permanent move and his Anfield teammate Dietmar Hamman has moved to Manchester City.

Cisse was called up by coach Raymond Domenech to take part to the World Cup in Germany but was forced to stay at home after breaking his right leg during France's 3-1 win in a friendly against China on June 7th.

The 24-year-old forward is not likely to resume playing until October but that has not put off Marseille, long-time admirers of the player.

"My choice has always been Marseille," Cisse said after agreeing the switch.

The player, whose chances of gaining first-team status with Liverpool were limited, will be unveiled at a press conference later today.

Hamann completed his complicated transfer to City after a last minute change of heart.

The 32-year-old former Liverpool star signed a pre-contract agreement with Bolton last month but then changed his mind and told Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce he wanted to join City instead.

It led to the Anfield club officially announcing yesterday that Hamann had joined Bolton, before the Trotters subsequently revealed the player would join another club imminently without ever having played for them.

After transferring from Bayern Munich to Newcastle in 1998, Hamann - who moves to Eastlands on a free transfer - spent one season in the north-east, where he was a team-mate of now City boss Stuart Pearce, before moving to Liverpool, where he spent seven years.

He played 57 times for his country and his transfer to City was not helped by him being a pundit on German television during the recent World Cup finals.