French striker Djibril Cisse on Wednesday signed an 18-month deal with Ligue 1 outfit Bastia as he bids to fight for a place in France's World Cup squad.

The 32-year-old international forward, who had been playing at Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League since July, wanted to return to France to better his chances of making the journey to the 2014 finals in Rio.

"I still have many years ahead of me and I'm going to do everything I can to prove it," said Cisse after passing a medical in Corsica on Wednesday.

"I have a goal everyone knows which is this blue colour (SC Bastia's jersey is blue like the France team). I love blue! And I will do everything to wear these two blue jerseys this season. I love the France team."

Cisse, who has played 41 times for France scoring nine goals, competed in the 2002 and 2010 World Cup finals but missed out in 2006 after breaking his leg.

In Bastia he will wear the number 12 shirt with coach Frédéric Hantz counting on him to play his first match on January 5, a French Cup clash against Evian.

"I'm very happy to be here at a club full of history," said Cisse.

"I've already played here on the opposite side and I know the great atmopshere. The team can finish in the top 10 and it's up to me to adapt quickly."

"People know my character. I'm a winner and I'm never satisfied. I am very demanding with myself and while I can bring something to a club I'll be like that.

"I admit I'm 32 years and I've been on the circuit for a long time but I don't feel old at all."

Bastia, currently 13th in the French top flight, will be the much-travelled Cisse's 10th club as a professional.

His previous clubs include Auxerre, Liverpool, Marseille, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers, followed by spells in Qatar and Russia.

Cisse, who has played 186 Ligue 1 games scoring 94 goals, returns to France six years after leaving Marseille.

And he admitted that his dream of breaking the 100-goal mark in Ligue 1 has also brought him back to France.

"It's one of my objectives in returning to a French team," he said.

"I'm six goals short. I remember when I was small I saw my brother Abou, who was playing in the first division at the time, and I dreamed of scoring one day at the highest level. Scoring 100, I never even dreamed of it. I'm proud of what I have achieved and I can't wait to reach this mark and overtake it."