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title: "Exclusive: Ligue 1 expert says Youcef Atal would be a good signing for Crystal Palace"
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author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-08-06T05:15:24Z"
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# Exclusive: Ligue 1 expert says Youcef Atal would be a good signing for Crystal Palace

**Nice right-back Youcef Atal would be a good signing for Crystal Palace, Ligue 1 expert Adam White has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/).**

Atal worked under Patrick Vieira during the Frenchman’s time in the Allianz Riviera dugout and is now being touted for a reunion at Selhurst Park.

According to [Foot Afrique](https://www.footafrique.com/alg-viera-veut-atal-a-crystal-palace/), Palace have made signing Atal a priority as they look to improve their defence further, already bringing in central defenders Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen.

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For [White of Get French Football News](https://twitter.com/_adam_white_?lang=en), who has compared Atal to legendary right-back Dani Alves, his acquisition could be very clever business by Palace.

*“His first season under Vieira at Nice, he was absolutely brilliant,”* White said. *“Maybe Vieira’s thinking he’s a quality player and despite those injuries, he’s still a really good option.*

*“He’d be good for a team like Palace. Even if you play him at right-back in a four, he’s still quite a threat. There’s that sort of Dani Alves vibes there.”*

This is not the first time Atal has been linked with a move to the Premier League. Back in 2019, [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/04/29/chelsea-target-35m-rated-nice-right-back-youcef-atal-summer/) reported that Chelsea had made the 25-year-old a target, only for their transfer ban to put a spanner in the works.

With his former manager now at Palace, perhaps Atal may finally make that move to English football.