Reported Stanislav Lobotka interest is bad news for Morgan Schneiderlin

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Everton are interested in signing Celta Vigo star Stanislav Lobotka this January.

As reported by Le10 Sport, the Toffees have actually gone as far as to ‘reach out’ to the player and let him know of said interest.

The midfielder has been impressing in La Liga this season and his performances have also caught the attention of Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Lobotka, a Slovakia international with 14 caps, has made 12 appearances for the Spanish outfit this term.

Le10 claim it would take an offer in the region of £27 million to sign him, which would be a somewhat large deal for Everton in a January window.

That said, only a year ago they signed Cenk Tosun for £27 million from Besiktas (The Mirror).

Bad news for Schneiderlin

If Everton are successful in bringing Lobotka to the club, then one man who might be thinking about his future would be Morgan Schneiderlin.

The French midfielder has had a tough season under Marco Silva.

Opportunities have been hard to come by and he’s only made seven Premier League appearances this term.

Competition for places in midfield at Goodison Park is fierce at the moment, with Idrissa Gueye and Andre Gomes currently Silva’s preferred engine room pairing.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Tom Davies are also in the mix, as is James McCarthy, who has been linked with a loan move to West Ham United recently.

Any Lobotka arrival would seriously harm Schneiderlin’s first-team chances, as his form since joining the club has been relatively poor.