Watford lining up deal for free agent Rachid Ghezzal after his release by French side Lyon
Marco Silva reportedly lining-up a move to bring the Algerian international to Vicarage Road
WATFORD are lining up a deal for Lyon star Rachid Ghezzal.
Hornets officials have opened talks with the Algeria international over a move to Vicarage Road, according to .
The 25-year-old is a free agent after his contract expired last month.
Winger Ghezzal joined the Ligue 1 club's academy aged 12.
He has gone on to make 119 senior appearances - scoring 13 goals.
The Lyon-born ace won four France Under-20 caps before switching allegiance to his parents' home country.
He has made 11 Desert Foxes appearances, scoring once.
Ghezzal has been linked to a host of European clubs, including AC Milan, Marseille, Sevilla, Roma and Valencia.
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Even Serie A minnows Crotone, where Ghezzal's older brother and agent Abdelkader made his playing debut, have shown interest in him.
But Vicarage Road boss Marco Silva has leapt to the head of the queue for the winger.
The former Hull manager is pushing ahead with strengthening his squad for the new Premier League campaign.
He has already splashed the cash to bring in two of England’s Under-21s stars.
They paid £8m to Derby for Will Hughes and £5m to Chelsea for Nathaniel Chalobah.
