Crystal Palace interested in Gregoire Defrel
Crystal Palace are one of three Premier League sides keeping tabs on in-form Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel.
The Eagles have had scouts watch the impressive 25-year-old forward this season as he’s started the campaign in fine form, scoring seven goals in nine appearances in all competitions.
Uncapped by his native France, Defrel has spent his entire playing career in Italian football. Starting out at Parma, he made the move to Cesena in the summer of 2012 after failing to make an appearance for Parma.
He impressed in three seasons with Cesena, scoring 16 goals and notching up 14 assists in the process and was a driving force behind their 2013/14 season promotion to Serie A.
In the summer of 2015, Defrel was snapped up by Sassuolo for £6m and went on to score seven goals and record six assists in 33 appearances last season.
His efforts didn’t go unnoticed as the likes of Palace, along with Liverpool (h/t Gazzamercato) and Swansea, are all keeping tabs on his impressive 2016/17 campaign in Serie A.