Ander Herrera is a Manchester United Player!

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Along with his father and his representative, among others, Ander Herrera has flown to England to arrange the finishing touches with leaders Manchester United and you can close the transfer that takes brewing since last season.

Cadena SER could also know the 24 year old passed a medical on Sundaylast at a clinic in Madrid without problems.The English club has given its approval and therefore there has been movement to agree on the amounts of salary and other objects.

In light of recent events, player and club are about to enter into operation before the official announcement imminent.Athletic and PresidentUrrutia, who since last summer sent the clause Herrera, have been unable to prevent the exit of self interest involved and the urgency of the English club to pay.On July 1, the amount would rise to 40 million by contractual issues, made the 'Red Devils' want to avoid.
 
RedBistro said:
Xavi, Xabi or Xiniesta probably.
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Castia said:
I think Xavi and Xabi Alonso are done now, that opens up 2 spaces. I'm not saying he will be a starter straight away for Spain but I can see him getting called up soon, after the World Cup they are probably eager to give other players a go.
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Possibly Xavi, yeah.

Iniesta's going nowhere and although I still think Alonso has some left in the tank I can see him stepping down. I'm thinking maybe if Ander has a great season maybe he can take Cazorla's squad place since he's pretty much redundant with all of the other AM's they have.
 
Castia said:
I think Xavi and Xabi Alonso are done now, that opens up 2 spaces. I'm not saying he will be a starter straight away for Spain but I can see him getting called up soon, after the World Cup they are probably eager to give other players a go.
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One of those places is already occupied by Thiago who missed the world cup because of his injury. So it is basically a place, and possibly another one if Cazorla gets fecked of (which most likely get occupied from Isco). Still, I don't think that already there is a better midfielder than him (well, I don't think that Illarramendi is that good) for that spot so I guess he'll soon get called for NT.
 
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I am very happy with this signing.

As much as i watch Bilbao this year he was their best player. He is midfielder who can quietly run the midfield and dictate the tempo. He is good defensively too. Just the player we need.

Some were asking why the best team were not after him if he is such a good player. The answer for me is pretty simple. Everybody in football know that Bilbao don't want to sell their players especialy because they don't need money. They really don't have a lot player to buy because the philosophy of playing only basque/home players. They especially don't want to sell to spanish teams. So buying Bilbao players are really hard and often clubs don't want to mess with them. I am pretty confident that we made some agreement with Bilbao and we could sing him this year.

Some people question his quality. Do i have to remember you guys that there were plenty of people asking if Martinez is good enough because he was playing in defense for Bilbao from time to time.

People who are worried about his quality will be positively suprised how good is he. He would be one of the first muppet signing for me but i thought that after last year debacle and because he is at Bilbao this transfer is pretty much imposible. I am happy to be proven wrong.
 
Wait, Bilbao got Champions League this year? Quite impressed he is still eager to move to us in that case.
 
Has there been any other concrete news apart from the original article being MIRV spammed across the globe?

Medical from the original source. :lol: This is a double edge sword. Would be a good signing and an intriguing one but if it turns out to be complete bullshit this will be just as hilarious. The fans are positively gagging for it, they'll believe anything!
 
goldenstatesplash said:
Has there been any other concrete news apart from the original article being MIRV spammed across the globe?

Medical from the original source. :lol: This is a double edge sword. Would be a good signing and an intriguing one but if it turns out to be complete bullshit this will be just as hilarious. The fans are positively gagging for it, they'll believe anything!
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BBC, Skysports,Telegraph, etc etc
 
Maajid said:
Graham Hunter saying he was personally involved in the Herrera debacle last year. I didn't know this, thought he was trying to "break" news just like every other journalist.

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/1908047/hunter-herrera-the-right-man-for-united
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From that

It was clear that Moyes liked Herrera but very specifically said that to make such a huge financial outlay -- his first stellar signing as United manager -- he'd wanted to have much more personal time invested in assessing the player.

He liked him and a year and a half earlier wouldn't have hesitated to sign him, because his scouting of the young Basque midfielder was extremely detailed, but his "eyes-on" work on Herrera had diminished since.

Thus, his ideal position was to scout him for six to 12 months, get to Athletic games personally as well as listen to the United player assessors ... and then act or reject.
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It sounds as if Moyes wasn't willing to sign anyone other than those he knew; Fellaini and Baines.
 
El-Manos said:
BBC, Skysports,Telegraph, etc etc
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It's just a MIRV spam of the original article with no other evidence. (As in, these guys said it's on HEADLINE: IT'S ON!) Like I said, the fans are positively gagging for it.

Andy Mitten saying it's true was slightly ball tingling, I will admit. But even he probably wants to be a bit of an ITK and hopes this one is correct.
 
Let's seal this and move on to other targets. We have a lot to sort out in this team. He's a great midfielder, in the prime of his career. When was the last time we got one of those? He'll more than hold his own in this midfielderless league, in fact I wouldn't be too surprised if he's just behind yaya and fabregas next season. The reason he doesn't have a spain cap is the same reason spain doesn't play their best keeper. They really don't pay attention to players who don't play for barca or madrid. Had madrid signed him instead of modric he'd have been a mainstay in that side. Just get him in pronto.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
It's just a MIRV spam of the same article with no other evidence. Like I said, the fans are positively gagging for it.

Andy Mitten saying it's true was slightly ball tingling, I will admit. But even he probably wants to be a bit of an ITK and hopes this one is correct.
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Eh? It's not tribalfootball we're talking about, it's every major news outlet.

Skepticism is all well and good, but you're going a tad over the top with it.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
It's just a MIRV spam of the original article with no other evidence. (As in, these guys said it's on HEADLINE: IT'S ON!) Like I said, the fans are positively gagging for it.

Andy Mitten saying it's true was slightly ball tingling, I will admit. But even he probably wants to be a bit of an ITK and hopes this one is correct.
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I can tell you now that you aren't going to last long on this forum
 
RooneyLegend said:
Let's seal this and move on to other targets. We have a lot to sort out in this team. He's a great midfielder, in the prime of his career. When was the last time we got one of those? He'll more than hold his own in this midfielderless league, in fact I wouldn't be too surprised if he's just behind yaya and fabregas next season. The reason he doesn't have a spain cap is the same reason spain doesn't play their best keeper. They really don't pay attention to players who don't play for barca or madrid. Had madrid signed him instead of modric he'd have been a mainstay in that side. Just get him in pronto.
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Carrick? :drool:
Veron? :nervous:
 
shivab said:
It depends on Van Gaal and the system he wants to play. If he wants to play a double pivot with 2 box to box midfield players then we definitely need another signing, someone like Vidal. If he wants to play one sitting then we probably need a Pogba/Strootman like player.

It might be that Herrera ends up playing in a two man midfield, but i really feel we need to play him in a 4-3-3, with two box to box and one sitting midfielder to get the best out of him.
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Agree with all that Shiv.

We need options to play a variety of formations & central mid-field is the major headache for any of that to work effectively.

The 4-3-3 is my preferred formation (but that depends on the opposition of course) - if we had a defensive mid-fielder thats mobile & can actually play, with 2 box-to-box CM's alongside him.

Ideally, i'd have Carvalho as the DM (as he seems up to the task & is available), with Vidal alongside Herrera as the 2 box-to-boxers. Then i'd have Sanchez, Mata & Van Persie to complete the front 3.

If Strootman is do-able, then its a no-brainer gettin him also. The options we'd have obtaining the likes of Herrera, Vidal, Strootman, Carvalho & Sanchez is just pure mouth-watering. That would be us having 3 box-to-boxers & holder behind them making sure that if anything passes them - it wont pass him. If we needed to close out a game & protect a lead - havin that option is something we've never had since 94, when we had Keano, Robbo, Ince & Butt to grind it out, with Hughesy & Eric to join the party too.

We need to get back to havin steel in the team again. The team we have at the minute is light-weight - especially in Defence & Mid-field & thats 2/3's of the spine of the team ffs. The weak-links in our team are all over the pitch & in the back-up.

2 commanding Centre-halfs are a must - Hummels & Mangala would be sweet. Hummels is the ball player out of that duo, but he's got it all in abundance too. Mangala is a no-nonsense in-yer-face centre-half who reads the game very well aswell. There's other players out there that could probably do a very good job at United at CB, but we should be looking to replace Vida & Rio as best we can & not scrimping on maybe's - the same goes for mid-field - centrally & the wings.

Robben would be a great signing also. As much as i hate the prick from his previous antics, that fella has been probably the best player at the World Cup so far & if we could get 2-3 years out of him - that would be sweet, but not payin £40m as has been quoted..

I think around the £300m mark should do it for my transfer wishlist :)
 
goldenstatesplash said:
It's just a MIRV spam of the original article with no other evidence. (As in, these guys said it's on HEADLINE: IT'S ON!) Like I said, the fans are positively gagging for it.

Andy Mitten saying it's true was slightly ball tingling, I will admit. But even he probably wants to be a bit of an ITK and hopes this one is correct.
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BBC don't spam lad, if they reckon it's pretty much a done deal you can be certain it is.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
It's just a MIRV spam of the original article with no other evidence. (As in, these guys said it's on HEADLINE: IT'S ON!) Like I said, the fans are positively gagging for it.

Andy Mitten saying it's true was slightly ball tingling, I will admit. But even he probably wants to be a bit of an ITK and hopes this one is correct.
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Why the hell are you in the transfer forum then? Everything in this section of the forum is speculation.
 
Ramshock said:
I can tell you now that you aren't going to last long on this forum
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Thanks for the pep talk.

Ubik said:
Eh? It's not tribalfootball we're talking about, it's every major news outlet.

Skepticism is all well and good, but you're going a tad over the top with it.
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It isn't scepticism. I want the signing to happen. But go and read all of those articles and there isn't a single bit of new evidence to suggest it's happening, other than that original article. It's not negativity, it's just pure fact. They are MIRV spamming this story in the hope that it is correct.

Otherwise they'd be reporting actual journalism on it. Not the BBC's lack of any concrete, the Tele's 'understood sources in spain' and the Guardian's 'reports emanating from Spain'. Now Cardena or whoever they are are saying 'medical' I expect a bunch of 'medical' articlesto come out in the next few days. It seems to just be that same original source which.. I dunno doesn't look all that reliable to me.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
Thanks for the pep talk.

It isn't scepticism. I want the signing to happen. But go and read all of those articles and there isn't a single bit of new evidence to suggest it's happening, other than that original article. It's not negativity, it's just pure fact. They are MIRV spamming this story in the hope that it is correct.

Otherwise they'd be reporting actual journalism on it. Not the BBC's lack of any concrete, the Tele's 'understood sources in spain' and the Guardian's 'reports emanating from Spain'. Now Cardena or whoever they are are saying 'medical' I expect a bunch of 'medical' articlesto come out in the next few days. It seems to just be that same original source which.. I dunno doesn't look all that reliable to me.
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I don't know you but you seem like an incredibly pessimistic person. Literally every news thing reported this, along with all the people with supposed contacts to united.
 
bosnian_red said:
I don't know you but you seem like an incredibly pessimistic person. Literally every news thing reported this, along with all the people with supposed contacts to united.
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:lol: Looks can be deceiving.

Earthquake said:
Cleverley will be sold to Newcastle for 20 euros and a gobstopper, like in FM every time.
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:lol: post of the year, get that man a Caf award, right now.
 
Blue always red said:
So will Anders spell the end for Cleverley or Carrick?
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Nah we'll keep Carrick for another season at least. Cleverley I think depends on if we sign another cm. I can see him getting sold, especially with tha lack of CL football. We'd Have Herrera, Fellaini, Carrick, new cm and Fletcher which is enough for two positions IMO.
 
goldenstatesplash said:
Thanks for the pep talk.

It isn't scepticism. I want the signing to happen. But go and read all of those articles and there isn't a single bit of new evidence to suggest it's happening, other than that original article. It's not negativity, it's just pure fact. They are MIRV spamming this story in the hope that it is correct.

Otherwise they'd be reporting actual journalism on it. Not the BBC's lack of any concrete, the Tele's 'understood sources in spain' and the Guardian's 'reports emanating from Spain'. Now Cardena or whoever they are are saying 'medical' I expect a bunch of 'medical' articlesto come out in the next few days. It seems to just be that same original source which.. I dunno doesn't look all that reliable to me.
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Ducker, Ogden, Mitten, BBC, SkySports are all saying this is happening. What more do you want?
 
The Neviller said:
What are you on? Herrera, Strootman, Vidal and Carvalho? And play who out of them? And do what with the other 2/3?
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Always on the attack Nev! Do you actually post to agree with anyone, other than to just post to piss all over folks comments? :rolleyes:

Its a feckin squad game now & our mid-field squad is pish. We need options. You could play 4-3-3 with Carvalho as the sitter & rotate Strootman, Herrera & Vidal as the 2 box-boxers in CM. Thats 3 out of those 4 on the field already. You could even play all four of that crew, if we're holding on to a tight lead.

Most of the top teams in Europe have quality options in mid-field - we dont & we need to address that. The more we bring in the better & get rid of the deadwood at the same time..
 
I reckon he'll be criticised a fair bit in the beginning from those who haven't seen much of him because they'll be expecting the typical diminutive Spanish playmaker, but he should fit into van Gaal's system very, very well. He should win people over quickly with his attitude and energy anyway.
 
Adnan said:
Ducker, Ogden, Mitten, BBC, SkySports are all saying this is happening. What more do you want?
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Mitten is in Brazil, isn't he?.. At least a photo, or a quote would be good. Every article just gives a vague finger pointing back to that original article. Pogue I think said last night - 'there has been no new evidence but everyone seems to be talking like it is a done deal.. Not sure' (or something similar) I am just saying the same. @Olly needs to Photoshop a gif of the Jurassic Park scene with all of the fences failing and replace it with 'reporting' and Ander Herrera to United at the top. :lol: would be a classic.
 
Haven't seen much of this lad at all but Guillem Balague put him in his La Liga team of the year this season, and whilst he usually talks shite he does know about the spanish league so thats a good sign! this is what he said....

"Following a messy 'almost' move to Manchester United, Ander Herrera bounced back in style as Athletic Bilbao's star of the year with performances that meant his club have earned a fourth place La Liga finish and go into the qualifying round for next season's Champions League. Just 24-years-old, injuries permitting, he is almost certain to be part of La Roja's future, for years to come."
 
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