London, July 10: Senegal captain Aliou Cisse has signed a four-year contract with English Premiership newcomers Birmingham City, the Midland club has said. Central defender Cisse cost 4.5 million pounds ($6.89 million) from Paris Saint-Germain.

Cisse, 26, spent last season on loan at French First Division side Montpellier and made a huge impact in surprise package Senegal's charge towards the quarter-finals of last month's World Cup, where they lost out to Turkey. Bureau Report