Forgotten Premier League star trains at Robbie Savage's non-league Macclesfield

talksport.com, 13 November 2023, 15:44

Former Newcastle forward Papiss Cisse is training with non-league side Macclesfield with a view to a permanent deal.

The 38-year-old is a free agent after leaving Ligue 2 side Amiens at the end of last summer.

Cisse, who was the top scorer last season at the French outfit, managing 12 goals, is believed to be living close to seventh-tier side Macclesfield.

The Senegalese star spent five campaigns in the Premier League with Newcastle, netting 44 times, including a memorable strike against Chelsea in 2012.

Following his Magpies departure in 2016, he joined Shandong Taishan in Chinese Super League, before going on to have a spell in Turkey with Fenerbahce, Alanyaspor and Rizespor.

He now embarks on a new chapter in his career with Macclesfield, who started in the North West Counties Premier Division back in 2020.

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The club has since managed back-to-back promotions and has ex-Wales midfielder and pundit Robbie Savage as their director of football.

Former Ipswich and Hull defender Alex Bruce is the manager, with ex-Manchester United academy manager Paul McGuinness his assistant.

He is not the only former Premier League player to turn out for the Silkmen, though.

Ex-Everton midfielder and Cisse's fellow countryman, Oumar Niasse, has also been training with Bruce's side in the past.

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Macclesfield are currently sixth in the Northern Premier Division with 26 points, aiming to secure yet another promotion at the end of the season.

They take on Basford United in their next encounter, looking to make it five victories on the spin across all competitions.

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