Everton have switched sights to Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Mohamed Camara after hitting an impasse in talks for Idrissa Gana Gueye.
The Goodison club have been pushing hard to re-sign their former midfielder and had hoped to finalise a deal this week.
However, Sportsmail understands Everton have been unable to find a mutual agreement with Paris St Germain and the 32-year-old so have now switched their attention to Camara.
Everton have switched their focus to attempting to sign Red Bull Salzburg's Mohamed Camara
The 22-year-old Mali international is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders emerging across Europe having impressed in Salzburg's Champions League campaign last season.