Nantes are keen on snapping up former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, but may have left it too late amid reports the Frenchman is undergoing a medical with Crystal Palace.
Flamini is a free agent following his departure from the Emirates Stadium and as a result is able to move outside the transfer window system..
Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace look firmly in pole position to hand Flamini the chance to continue his Premier League career.
But the former AC Milan midfielder does have interest from elsewhere.
And according to French outlet 20 Minutes, Nantes have been in talks with Flamini as they do their best to tempt the 32-year-old to return to France.
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It remains to be seen if the Ligue 1 side can hijack Flamini's Palace move, but time is running out for them to do so.
The midfielder, who has won just three senior France caps in his career, has only played his football in his homeland briefly, turning out for Marseille from 2003 until 2004, at which point he was tempted to Arsenal.
