Ander Herrera is a Manchester United Player!

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Morpheus 7 said:
I just think we need a big signing to lift the club after last season. You are right though, he doesn't need to be a house hold(marquee) signing to be a good player. After we lost the league to City on goal difference, the RVP signing lifted the club and the players that's all. If we buy another good central midfielder I will be a lot happier. I just don't want Carrick or Cleverley lining up with him, presuming we buy him that is.
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This could be one of the most important signings in our history who can say when judging a 22 year old who was included in several La Liga Teams of the year by pundits and players alike. Cantona wasnt Marque...Veron was. Lets just see how it pans out.
 
Revan said:
Only the good ones. Robben and Blind/Strootman would be pretty good too.
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It does go to show how having a contingency of players from a certain country can be beneficial in terms of transfers and appeal to players though. I'm sure the fact de Gea and Mata are here has had an influence in his decision to join. Obviously helps with team chemistry and cohesion too.

In all seriousness, I think we would do well to acquire players from specific countries - talent permitting - more often.
 
Do we have a #21? It's what he wears at Bilbao, and I don't think 7 or 11 suits him.
 
I'm excited and hope that this happens, not because we desperately need to sign new players but because he'd fit right into our team, he has the attributes that we need, definitely not as good as Fabregas, Kroos etc but he's just a tier below, and i think he needs a bigger stage to excel and take his game to the next level. The guy is deceptively good, when you watch him closely then you'll know just how good he is. Aspects of his game that still needs improving is goal scoring, and he needs to add a bit of consistency to his game, once he does that, he'll run the midfield consistently, he has the ability. You'll all fall in love with him within a season, IF he signs.
 
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The ever reliable Indykalia tweeted this very early this morning only to delete it when Sky broke we were closing in on a deal.
 
Cheers lads. Forgot about Henriquez also.
 
Thisistheone said:
:drool:

Get in!

What's great (apart from the obvious joy of signing a midfielder) is that the journo's didn't have a clue. Woke up this morning and the deal is done.

van Gaal runs a tight ship. And Herrera is perfect for us.
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Al though it isn't done, I do much prefer this way compared to delivering endless information to the media like Moyes did.
 
Well, looks like this one is happening. Can't believe it, we're actually going to sign a proper midfielder. This is how our transfers should be done, quick and quiet.
 
Grib said:
Somewhat, yes

I've been impressed with gustavo also, but Kleberson was also impressive in a world cup, albeit he hadn't the same European experience that guy does!
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Hehe, alright I started making a huge post then I thought "With all these credentials it must have been a joke".

But basically Gustavo performed great for Bayern at the highest level, he has performed brilliant for Brazil for quite some time now and it was the Brazilians who first knocked Spain of their throne. He is used to merciless pressing and Bayerns tactics were largely influenced by LVG even if he didn't train directly under LVG.

So this World Cup is just a bonus, I doubt he can keep up the level he has held so far it is not possible for any midfielder to rack up those stats through an entire tournament. He has been intercepting balls for fun and in comparison to a tackle, interceptions often lead to much quicker more dangerous counters as you basically steal a pass and can instantly set your team mates free.

Winning a tackle is nearly always followed with a challenge for the ball, or at least a time where you are trying to get on the ball even if both are great of course. Should be noted that his tackling is bigger strength.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
Players holding up the shirt, usually. Not 'he said she translated purple beret soldier march Herrera signing' articles. I said before, when he's on the club website holding up the shirt then I'll believe we've signed/were signing him.

:lol: Classy. :cool:
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Yep, very annoying.
 
Full article from Ducker here lads, sorry if it's already been posted.

Manchester United are expected to complete the £28.8 million signing of Ander Herrera in the next 48 hours after Louis van Gaal revived the club’s interest in the Atletico Bilbao midfielder.

After a quiet summer in the transfer market up until now, United are finally on the verge of flexing their muscles with Herrera about to become Van Gaal’s first signing since succeeding David Moyes as manager last month.

Although Herrera only has a year left on his existing contract, United have agreed to meet the €36 million buy-out clause in it and want to complete the transfer before a condition in his deal sees the price rocket to €42 million (£33.7 million) a week today.

The 24-year-old will become the fourth most expensive signing in United’s history after Juan Mata (a £37.1 million signing from Chelsea), Dimitar Berbatov (£30.75 million from Tottenham Hotspur) and Rio Ferdinand (£29.1 million from Leeds United).

The deal will eclipse the £28.1 million United paid Lazio for Juan Sebastian Veron in 2001 and mean that the club’s last three signings, including the Mata deal and the £27.5 million paid to bring Marouane Fellaini to Everton last September, are among the six highest transfer fees committed by the club.

United’s approach for Herrera represents a marked change of position by the club in the wake of their botched £25.6 million bid in the final week of last summer’s transfer window, after which they abandoned interest in the player only for Van Gaal to rekindle a move.

United had been tracking Herrera for two years by the time Moyes sanctioned a bid in the final days of the window – a bizarre move given that the offer fell well short of the midfielder’s release clause and Atletico, who are notoriously tough negotiators, had no intention of offloading the player for less than the stipulated fee.

The transfer ended up been embroiled in controversy and mystery when three lawyers from the Spanish law firm Laffer – which had overseen Javi Martinez’s successful transfer from Atletico to Bayern Munich - were photographed entering the Spanish league’s offices with less than 12 hours to go before the close of the window.

United have always denied that the lawyers - García Lucas, Alvaro Reig Gurrea and Guillermo Gutiérrez – were working on their behalf, although the club appeared not to be fully aware of the complexities that surround Spain’s official buy-out clauses and the potential extra costs involved in tax.

Herrera, a former Spain Under-23 player, has yet to win a full senior call-up and was not included in Vicente Del Bosque’s squad for the World Cup finals.

Herrera is known for his excellent passing and skilful runs from midfield in support of the attack and, at 6ft, is also a strong physical presence. He helped Atletico to finish fourth in La Liga last season to qualify for the Champions League, although only managed two goals in 35 appearances. Van Gaal is desperate to bolster United’s midfield options, with Ryan Giggs having just retired, Michael Carrick 33 next month and the futures of Fellaini, Anderson, Darren Fletcher and Tom Cleverley all uncertain. Bastian Schweinsteiger, of Bayern Munich, and Kevin Strootman, of Roma, are other midfield targets.

United remain confident of signing Luke Shaw from Southampton and have not submitted a new bid of £34 million for the England left back.
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So it appears that Herrera was a target for both LVG and SAF. This pleases me.
 
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