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AS Monaco will reportedly challenge Arsenal for the signature of Lyon winger Rachid Ghezzal, also understood to be a target for Everton. Elsewhere, Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce has refused to give up in the chase for Carl Jenkinson.
French newspaper L'Equipe (h/t talkSPORT) reported Monaco are ready to contend for Ghezzal, who has less than six months remaining on his deal at Parc Olympique Lyonnais and is now free to sign a pre-contract agreement.
The French Riviera outfit are said to be "convinced they can persuade the Lyon man to stay in France," and a move to Monaco may appeal to Ghezzal as his suitors sit atop Ligue 1 following the winter break.