Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia insists there's no need to rush Djibril Cisse's permanent signing from Marseille.

"Niall (Quinn, the chairman) has spoken to Djibril and I have spoken to him about it, and the day everything's safe and rosy is the day we'll sit down and talk to him about it," said Sbragia. "That has always been the case with all the players at the club, and we just hope we can focus on doing well for Sunderland, giving that our energy and leaving (contract talks) for another day.

"We have spoken to him umpteen times about it. My priority is to make sure Sunderland go up the table and stay in the Premier League."