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title: "Crystal Palace enter race for Saint-Maximin"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Oliver Birch"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2019-05-26T14:57:09Z"
modified: "2019-05-26T14:57:10Z"
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# Crystal Palace enter race for Saint-Maximin

Crystal Palace are among a number of Premier League sides who look set to battle it out this summer for OCG Nice winger Allan Saint-Maximin.

[According to Get French Football News](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2019/trio-of-premier-league-sides-interested-in-allan-saint-maximin/), Palace will face competition from Everton and Newcastle in their pursuit of the highly sought after 22-year-old this summer, while Liverpool have also been linked with the forward.

Saint-Maximin has attracted interest from a number of sides after impressing for Nice this season, with six goals and three assists in his 34 Ligue 1 appearances for the French side.

> Twitter: Everton, Crystal Palace & Newcastle United are interested in OGC Nice winger Allan Saint-Maximin, according to Nice… https://t.co/rQdlYTAdrC (@GFFN)

Roy Hodgson is reportedly looking to strengthen his attacking options amid speculation that Wilfried Zaha will leave the club this summer, and Saint-Maximin could be a potential replacement for the Ivorian.

![Christopher Lee/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2019/05/1148688522.jpg)

The winger came through the ranks at St Etienne and joined Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco in 2015, before having loan spells with Hannover and SC Bastia respectively.

Nice then signed the winger for a fee in the region of €10million in 2017, and the French Under-21 international has made 73 appearances in all competitions for the Ligue 1 outfit.