Ander Herrera is looking increasingly likely to leave Manchester United and join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer at the end of the season.
The Spaniard will be out of contract at Old Trafford in June and negotiations which started 18 months ago have reached deadlock.
United are still hopeful of persuading him to sign a new deal and it’s believed the 29-year-old midfielder would prefer to stay.
However, he is unhappy both at the manner in which the club have dragged their feet and the miserly offer they initially tabled.
The Daily Record report that Herrera has already agreed a pre-contract with PSG after United’s offer of a long-term deal dramatically missed the mark.
It’s believed the player is looking for a significant increase on his current £80,000-a-week deal to closer to £150,000 — some reports claim that number is nearer £200,000 — but United insist the deal must be fair to both sides.
Herrera has proved to be a vital cog in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wheel since the manager took the reins in December and it is understood the club do not want to lose him to the Ligue 1 champions.
Sportsmail understands that Arsenal have also registered an interest in Herrera if he decides to leave United at the end of the season after five years at Old Trafford.
Both PSG and Arsenal can offer him more favourable terms because there would be no transfer fee involved.
Contract situations at United is proving to become quite the stumbling block off the pitch after seeing a recent upsurge in results on it.
Juan Mata is in a similar situation at United as talks continue over renewing a contract that also expires in the summer.
The club are desperate to agree new terms with David de Gea, the third Spaniard on the books at Old Trafford, and have bought themselves more time by triggering a 12-month option to keep the goalkeeper under contract until next year.
While Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba, whose contracts both run until 2021, will soon feel they are in prime position to come to the negotiating table and demand healthy pay rises.
