"I didn't meet Djibril Cisse and I am not forecasting any meeting,'" said Aulas. "He talked about Lyon? I know, but he also stated his heart is at Marseille.
'"We would like his heart to be at Lyon but if that is not the case, then it is useless.
"After all, we still have to pay him! Except perhaps if Liverpool were to loan him."
Rafael Benitez is prepared to sell for £8million and Marseille now look favourites for his signature.