Last week it was stated that the much coveted player would eventually leave the Stade-Abbe Deschamps at the end of the current season with Fulham, Barcelona, Marseille, Paris Saint Germain, Real Mallorca, Glasgow Rangers and Wanderers all keen to snap up the Ivory-Coast born player.
It would be quite a coup for Allardyce should he persuade the 23-year old to move to the Reebok Stadium, but in light of his recruits such as the calibre of Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff, Ivan Campo, Bruno N'Gotty, Ibrahim Ba and Mario Jardel it wouldn't be too much of a surprise.