Paris: French footballer Djibril Cisse has been arrested after allegedly blackmailing compatriot and Lyon player Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape.


Djibril Cisse and Mathieu Valbuena. Pic/AFP

The 34-year-old, currently without a club, is reportedly one of four people to have been arrested by French police. Cisse, who also played for English clubs Liverpool, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers, is said to be part of a plot to extort money from Valbuena, mirror.co.uk reported on Tuesday.