What happened. Cisse said he was close to joining PSV in January, but Milan's interest changed his mind, and he credits coach Ruben Amorim's trust in young players for his decision to stay.

Cisse chose shirt number 70 because 80 was taken.
He corrected that his surname is spelled without an accent.
He credited director Ciro at Catanzaro for his support.

“In January almost everything was done with PSV, then Milan came in and I immediately changed my mind.”
— Alphadjo Cisse

Cisse is still recovering from a long injury, having played only his fourth game against Torino.

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