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Everton would be making a huge mistake if they were to cash in on their star defensive midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who has been attracting the interest of French champions Paris Saint-Germain.
What’s the word, then?
The Mirror reports that the Parisians are keen on the Senegalese international to add some bite to their midfield, following the news that Adrien Rabiot will not play for the club again after rejecting the offer of a new contract – the Frenchman will be available for free in the summer.
Interestingly, the Toffees have told Thomas Tuchel’s side that only an offer of £40m would tempt them into selling the 29-year-old, who they signed for just £9 from Aston Villa back in 2016.
Gueye tops the Merseysiders’ tackling and interceptions ranks so far this season, averaging 3.9 tackles per game along with 2.4 interceptions per game – it is worth noting that the Toffees have won just two of the six games he hasn’t featured in this season
What would happen if they sold him?
Well, for one, Marco Silva’s side would be severely less balanced without Gueye, whilst he is their only natural ball-winner in the middle of the park with the exception of the out-of-favour Morgan Schneiderlin, who has seriously struggled at Goodison Park.
The Frenchman has made just four Premier League starts this season, and is nowhere near as effective at his job as Gueye is, whose hard work and tireless running allow the likes of Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson to flourish upfront.
In this current market as well, it would be very difficult for Everton to sign a replacement for Gueye, even with a potential £40m added to the coffers, such is the effectiveness of the former Lille man’s role – only N’Golo Kante can offer similar attributes to Gueye if you were to look at the same style of players in the Premier League.
