Manchester United identify successor to departing Ander Herrera – report

The Spaniard appears set to depart Old Trafford for PSG when his contract expires at the end of the season.

And the Evening Standard believes that Gueye, who was the subject of a bid from the French champions during the January transfer window, has been earmarked as the leading candidate to take Herrera’s place in the United midfield.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is understood to have put the Senegal international on his list of summer targets, after the Red Devils refused to accept Herrera’s £200,000-per-week wage demands.

Gueye could be available for under £30 million and is likely to be one of several new arrivals in Manchester this summer.

Other midfielders who have been linked with the club include West Ham’s Declan Rice and Saul Niguez of Atletico Madrid, but the experienced Everton man wouldn’t have as high a price tag.

AWARDS Who SHOULD win the PFA Player of the Year awards this season – FourFourTwo writers make their picks

QUIZ! Can you name these 20 players from their iconic celebrations?

TOPICS

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.