The 20-year-old has moved to Ewood Park for an undisclosed fee and signs a four-year contract.

N'Zonzi, who has represented France at youth level, began his career at Amiens SC and made his professional debut in April last year.

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He played 35 times and scored one goal for the Ligue 2 side who ended up relegated. 

The Frenchman is manager Sam Allardyce's fourth signing of the summer following Monday's capture of Lars Jacobsen from Everton.

Allardyce has also acquired Club Brugge midfielder Elrio van Heerden and left-back Gael Givet from Marseille.

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