Andre-Pierre Gignac is hoping Fulham come back for him in the January transfer window.
The Marseille and France striker's plans for a switch to Craven Cottage last week were crushed at the 11th hour after he was wooed by Whites boss Martin Jol. Gignac thought he had put a troubled past behind him at IO'M only for his parent club to demand his immediate return.
Marseille had been let down by their own transfer targets and needed Gignac to cover gaps instead.
And although the 25-year-old with 16 caps has publicly vowed to knuckle down at the Stade Velédrome, he's told friends he does not see much future under former Chelsea midfielder Didier Deschamps, now coach with the French giants.
A source close to Gignac said: "If Deschamps didn't want Andre before, he's not going to make any special considerations for him now.
"Andre liked what he saw at Fulham, and hit it off straight away with Jol."
The player himself admitted he wanted to join the Whites and play in the Premiership.
He added: "We were told about Olympiakos and Fulham and I decided to listen to the London side.
"We went there and immediately we felt their interest was concrete and serious.
"We spent the evening with coach Martin Jol and his wife. On Wednesday (transfer deadline day) we had a medical. It was a wonderful welcome.
"At 10.30pm, Marseille called me to return because my forward replacement would not come. Three minutes after calling me to come back to Marseille, I was called again as there was an opportunity to go to Sunderland.
"I could not reply 'yes' to Sunderland and 'no' to Fulham because l'OM just made the decision of a swap deal with Gyan."