Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce could be set to make Paris St Germain winger Jerome Rothen his ninth signing of a busy summer at Ewood Park.

Reports indicate that the 31-year-old - who formed a devastating partnership with Manchester United star Patrice Evra for Monaco during the club's run to the UEFA Champions League final in 2004 - is set to arrive in England on Monday for signing talks with 'Big Sam'.

Rothen, who operates primarily on the left, is thought to be surplus to requirements at the Parc des Princes after five-years in the French capital following disciplinary issues with new coach Antoine Kombouare.

Allardyce has forged a reputation for signing players who appear to have been marginalised elsewhere having rejuvenated the careers of the likes of Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and Ivan Campo in his time at Bolton.

And it now appears that he may well be doing the same with former France international Rothen, who has refused to rule out a move to the Premier League after spending his entire career in his homeland.

"There have been contacts," Rothan told skysports.com. "I have nothing for the press, but for sure I will play for a club this season, no doubt about it.

"If it is not in Paris it can be somewhere else."