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According to The Sun, Paris Saint-Germain are set to snap up Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera on a free transfer, with his contract at Old Trafford due to expire in the summer.

What's the word, then?

Well, the French champions have reportedly offered the Spanish international a deal worth £150,000-a-week in an attempt to lure him to Paris, as the Red Devils are yet to offer him renewed terms.

The move suggests that the Parisians have turned their attentions away from Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who was the subject of a £25m bid from the Ligue 1 side in January, only for the Toffees to reject the offer despite Gueye handing in a transfer request.

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It could be possible that the Senegalese international will now stay put at Goodison Park as a result of PSG's interest in Herrera, a player who is far more experienced at the top level and one that would be considerably cheaper given his contract situation.

A worry for Everton

Whilst Marco Silva's side obviously had no intention of selling the 29-year-old in January, Gueye clearly wanted to swap Merseyside for Paris given the fact that he handed in a transfer request.

And following his failed move to PSG, Gueye told L'Equipe: "I was honoured that PSG were interested in me. Now, I know that I am of interest to these types of clubs, I am ready to go to the final level to join a top European club.

"I am going to work even more so that they come back to me. Maybe it is not finished with PSG."

Now that the French side look to have moved on, this should be a worry for the Toffees in terms of the former Aston Villa man's motivation - his performance levels could dip as he seemingly no longer has such a glamorous suitor to impress.

The former Lille midfielder's form was very impressive after the move, which, coupled with that last sentence in the aforementioned quote, could have been a result of him playing to keep PSG interested.

Now, however, the new developments regarding Herrera may well end Gueye's attempts to keep Thomas Tuchel's side keen, and consequently signal the start of a drop in form.

Whilst you could argue that Gueye is a professional and shouldn't let the situation affect him, he was clearly swayed by PSG's interest as he attempted to force an exit in the winter window.

With only Morgan Schneiderlin, the on-loan Andre Gomes and young Tom Davies as back up, this may be a worry for Silva as arguably his most important player could down tools after such a disappointing discovery.