Eysseric could join Everton for free this summer.
The Sun reports (10/02 edition, page 55) Everton are eyeing Nice playmaker Valentin Eysseric.
The 24-year-old’s contract is due to expire this summer.
Nice playmaker Valentin Eysseric in action
Eysseric has played 17 times for the Ligue 1 surprise package this season, scoring one goal and creating another two for his teammates.
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The Frenchman can play on either flank as well as in the number 10 position and would add depth, if nothing else, to Ronald Koeman’s team, who could be without Yannick Bolasie until 2017.
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Everton’s director of football Steve Walsh possesses a strong knowledge of French football, where he discovered Leicester City title-winners N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, and it would be little surprise if the former schoolteacher is behind the Toffee’s interest.
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A former France Under-21 international, Eysseric began his career at Monaco and spent last season on loan to Saint-Etienne, for whom he scored six goals and created four in 30 Ligue 1 outings.
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