Papiss Cisse's 'Come And Get Me' Plea To Real Madrid is False
The Magpies revealed they are looking to take legal action regarding yesterday evening's false story.
Newcastle United released a club statement on Tuesday denying a story that was circulating that evening regarding the club's number 9 Papiss Cisse and his apparent "come and get me" plea to Spanish giants Real Madrid. The story in question was written by Steve Goodman and was taken from an interview with the French daily newspaper L'Equipe, which Newcastle claim has been spun in a way that is "utterly untrue". The statement read; An erroneous story has been circulated this evening by Steve Goodman, regarding Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse and Real Madrid, is taken from a recent interview Papiss conducted with LEquipe. In the article, Mr Goodman states that Papiss has issued a come and get me appeal to Real Madrid. This statement is utterly untrue. In the interview with LEquipe, Papiss responded to a question about Real Madrid to say that he has admired the club since he was young. This in no way constitutes a come and get me plea. Mr Goodman further claims that Papiss insisted he hopes to join them . Papiss has never made such a statement and refutes the suggestion in the strongest possible terms. The player is completely committed to Newcastle United and is not interested in anything other than ensuring he and the team finish the season as strongly as possible.The Magpies revealed they are looking to take legal action regarding the story;
The matter is now in the hands of the players legal representatives.Cisse was a surprise summer signing in the January transfer window, joining Newcastle United from German side SC Freiburg for a fee believed to be between £8 and 10 million. He has scored an impressive 13 goals in 13 goals, many of which have been sensational wonder goals, and has many been money well spent now that Newcastle can't finish lower than fifth this season and are within touching distance of the Champions League should they beat Everton and either Arsenal lose, or Spurs fail to win at the weekend. Here's what Cisse's statement actually said in the interview with L'Equipe last week;
My goal, long term, is to play in the top teams and win the Africa Cup of Nations, Also, Id like to win the Champions League. Since I was little, I have liked Real Madrid but today I am in Newcastle. Even if its not Manchester United or Manchester City, its still a great club.