Marseille signing Joey Barton has invited former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo to dinner.

The pair were involved in a bust up at Manchester City's training ground, Dabo suffered a detached retina and Barton was given a four-month suspended jail sentence for his involvement.

The controversial midfielder has now moved to the South of France to join Marseille and reacted on Twitter to claims he deserved his bad boy image.

Barton said: "I see Dabo is yet to move on, I feel for him. What happened was unfortunate. Next time he should think twice about throwing his weight about.

"If Ousmane wants to come to a Marseille game, have dinner and discuss it like adults, he's more than welcome anytime. For me now, its over!"