​Aston Villa left-back Aly Cissokho is set to depart the club and join the Turkish club Goztepe, according to reports in the Turkish outlet, ​Fotomac, which suggest that Cissokho was concerned about his playing time under Steve Bruce and that a fee has been agreed between the two clubs.





Cissokho lost his place in the Villa first team once Neil Taylor had arrived from Swansea in January, which led to Bruce loaning the Frenchman out to Olympiakos for the rest of the campaign.

Having started his career in Portugal, it was in his native France where Cissokho first began to make a name for himself. He enjoyed four successful seasons at Lyon, where he would help them lift the French Cup in 2012. He also played all 14 of Lyon's Champions League matches as the club reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history in 2010.





Valencia signed Cissokho in 2012, but he would only last one season at the Mestalla before he was loaned to Liverpool for the 2013-14 season. He made his debut in a 4-2 League Cup victory over Notts County and would then establish himself in Brendan Rodgers' match-day squad for large periods of the season as the Reds finished 2nd to Manchester City in the Premier League.

Liverpool decided against making the deal a permanent one so Cissokho joined Aston Villa for a fee of £2m. The Frenchman enjoyed a fine first season at Villa Park and would help the club reach the FA Cup Final.





However, relegation would follow the following season and Cissokho would lose his place in the first team once Roberto Di Matteo was sacked in October 2016.





Having spent the rest of 2016-17 on loan at Olympiakos, the 29-year-old is now back at Villa Park, but looks set to leave on a permanent basis.