"It was not about money. It was not about the duration of the contract offer. In my opinion, I waited too long [for an offer] and deserved more attention from the club. I was a player that gave everything."
From his interview with The Athletic.
The re-signing of Ander Herrera
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From his interview with The Athletic.
you expected him to come out and say "it was about money"?
Nope. But if the stories are true, we're rather late at giving him an offer. Basically he had agreed a deal with PSG before we handed him ours. He had around 6 months left in his contract at that point if I remember it correctly.
No thanks.
He has gold tinted memories because he looked like he ran a bit more than some others.
Stay clear.
He has gold tinted memories because he looked like he ran a bit more than some others.
Stay clear.
Psg need to offload 200 mln in wages, many players will be sold or released (herrera, icardi and many others)
Pjanic is virtually a free agent, but many clubs are scared because he wants 10/15 million as a signing bonus + the regular wage
Seems like a desperation move which can signifies that our other options haven't worked out. I don't think he's that much better than Fred or McTominay so what does he offer us?
Herrera's best season for us (the first under Mourinho in 16/17) was better than anything Fred has shown so far.Drama queens in here. He was a great player with a ton of passion, and 100% an upgrade on McT / Fred. Definitely shouldn't resign him though.
Not saying he was as good as Kante with this pic but these numbers speak for themselves. He had more interceptions in 500 fewer minutes than the man who was known for being great at them.
However Herrera 's previous (15/16) and following (17/18) seasons were worse than Fred's last two seasons for us. That's based on stats from both whoscored and squawka.
Given the above and the fact that Herrera turns 32 this Saturday, I'd say his best is well behind him. Don't need another Matic.
Can't release a player on contract, you'll have to pay him off which defeats the point. Herrera is 32 has another 3 years on 300k plus. No one will take him even on a free. PSG would have to subside half his wage at least which, again, defeats the point.
Really hope we don’t go for him, very limited player with just a lot of energy. He’s not particularly great defensively nor in attack. If we’re going for a midfielder we need to pursue a DM or a solid box to box player.
No. I did like him when he was here. Anyone who displays the amount of passion for the club I support is always a plus but he had the chance to sign a contract and I think, in the end, he felt he was better than he actually was.
Let's try signing the PSG players that are in their 20's.
No, No, No and No.
PSG are in france so wondering why they address themselves as persians(Iran was called Persia)
How they are related ?
How they are related ?
Would be a mistake in my opionion
You expected United to come out and say "We waited till the last minute and offered him a year deal with McTominay starting instead of him" ?
Christ, thought we signed him
It's nice to have the depth in squad but it would also be nice to bring in a specialist DM as well.
Never played in his true position, was turned into a work horse, when really his best strength was his attacking play. But as for resigning no, we should look at younger and better.
Realistically he's not getting the wages he's on at PSG, they'll have to pay a good chunk of his salary for the next 2-3 years or however long he's got left, regardless of whether he's really leaving or not. £300k a week just isn't feasible for most clubs even if the player is a world class forward, never mind a squad rotation midfielder.
That's fair, we don't really need another midfielder unless he's a CDM destroyer like Makalele.
He's out of contact I believe.
I love the man, but he is not the answer
What a nonsensical thing to say.
@Rooney in Persia
Let’s take Marquinhos instead
Hence why I said flying RW
don't understand the massive under-rating of his performances in this thread - he's better than fred or mct, or at least he was when he left - but a square peg in a round hole if he comes back. what's needed is a DM.
Not even the type of midfielder we need.
He can't be unless they've paid him out - he signed a five year deal in 2019.
So whats he done for United and Brazil that proves his quality even half as much as being one of the best players in the champions league final?
Did I post quotes from United in an effort to corroborate/invalidate an opinion?
Oh, my bad, thought I read that.
Yeah we're not paying for Herrera.
Love that second shed BTW.
Isn’t a fast pay check what he was after, when he went to PSG on a free?
The first page makes for amusing reading. He was a really good player for us, and would be a significantly better option for us than either McTominay, Fred or Van de Beek if he were a little younger.
You chose a story you liked and went with it, not the slightest amount of evidence necessarryDid I post quotes from United in an effort to corroborate/invalidate an opinion?
We already have a superior 30+ year old in Matic. Makes no sense to get this guy.
Footballers are known for often stating that they move for money.
If he wanted to stay he would’ve. I don’t blame him for leaving. Just countering the ridiculous notion that he’d take a pay cut to play for us again.
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