Ander Herrera remains keen to stay at Manchester United despite a stand-off with the club over a new deal. The Spain midfielder is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the season, but talks have been going on since last summer and the club are so far refusing to meet his wage demands.

Paris St-Germain are said to be monitoring Herrera’s situation and, conscious he would be available on a free transfer if no agreement is reached with United, view him as a relatively low-cost midfield option.

Herrera, who has become an integral figure under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sees his future at United and is hopeful a breakthrough can be reached.

The impasse in talks is a further example of how Alexis Sanchez’s huge £500,000-a-week deal has compromised the overall wage structure at Old Trafford and led to other players demanding inflated salaries.

United do not want to lose Herrera but, so far at least, have been reluctant to offer such a significant increase to a player who will be 30 in August.