Vincenzo Montella considers wantaway midfielder Steven N'Zonzi to be "very important" to his plans at Sevilla and will make discussions with the France international one of his initial main goals at the club.
The former AC Milan coach was presented as Sevilla's new boss on Saturday after taking over from Eduardo Berizzo, who had been dismissed on December 22, and convincing N'Zonzi to stay could go some way towards a positive settling in period for Montella.
N'Zonzi, who starred for Sevilla last season, has been out of the picture since getting substituted at half-time in the 3-3 Champions League draw against Liverpool on November 21, with Berizzo reportedly singling him out for criticism with the Andalusians 3-0 down.