PSG star agrees personal terms to return to former club: Reports
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye is inching closer to a move to former club Everton this summer. Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reported that the English side have reached an agreement with the Senegal international over personal terms.
The Merseyside club are desperate to strengthen their squad this season after narrowly surviving relegation from the English top-flight in the 2021-22 campaign.
There have been five signings at Goodison Park this summer, of which three have been permanent deals, while two have been loan transfers.
They have signed left-back Ruben Vinagre on loan from Sporting CP and centre-back Conor Coady on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Toffees have also signed winger Dwight McNeil and defender James Tarkowski from Burnley, and midfielder Amadou Onana from Lille.
Gueye will be Everton's sixth signing of the summer and will give Frank Lampard some much-needed strength in the middle of the park. He previously represented the Toffees between 2016 and 2019 and joined PSG three years ago in a move worth €30 million.
| Everton have reached agreement with Idrissa Gueye over personal terms. Everton are prepared to shell out up to €10m[£8.4m] to re-sign the 32-year-old. [via @FabriceHawkins]
📰 | Everton have reached agreement with Idrissa Gueye over personal terms. Everton are prepared to shell out up to €10m[£8.4m] to re-sign the 32-year-old. [via @FabriceHawkins] https://t.co/m7xdBzK7T8
The Senegalese has shown that he can be an effective holding midfielder for any competitive side. His ability to retain the ball and help his side under pressure and his work rate when the team is out of possession is impressive as well.
Everton have let in goals too easily at times due to being easily overpowered in midfield. They let in a massive 66 goals last season in the Premier League and have already let in three so far in two matches this season. Lampard will hope that the 32-year-old can add some ruggedness to his side.
A double pivot consisting of Onana and the PSG man will surely provide a much more solid midfield, at least on paper. All that is left for the deal to go across the line now is for the clubs to decide on a transfer fee. Gueye will depart the Ligue 1 giants after making 111 appearances for them across the last three seasons.
Neymar convinced that PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe wanted him gone this summer
According to Le Parisien, the relationship between Parc des Princes' two superstars, Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappe, is quite strained these days. The two were spotted in an on-field argument in the French team's latest clash against Montpellier.
Kylian Mbappé and Neymar's issues at PSG are not simply because of penalty duties.
🚨 Kylian Mbappé and Neymar's issues at PSG are not simply because of penalty duties.
It's mainly because Mbappé asked the PSG hierarchy to sell Neymar, and Neymar found out about it.
(Source: @Romain_Molina) https://t.co/RN1fSE2nBu
Having already missed a penalty, the Frenchman wanted to take the second spot kick. The Brazilian, however, refused to budge and claimed the ball to take the penalty. Unlike Mbappe, Neymar converted the penalty.
The French outlet claims that Neymar is convinced that Mbappe asked PSG to sell him, something which has become the root cause of disharmony between the two.