Ander Herrera

The 33-year-old midfielder will join the Spanish side on a free transfer from PSG after he was included on a list of 11 players deemed surplus to requirements ...

[Herrera will sign a two-year deal with Bilbao](https://getfootballnewsspain.com/ander-herrera-set-for-return-to-athletic-club/). Herrera and PSG have been negotiating the termination of his contract that ties the midfielder to the French club until 2024 with a €6m net yearly salary, despite some reports that [Herrera has been refusing to leave PSG](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/psg-to-let-ander-herrera-leave-for-free-to-save-on-wage-budget/) this summer. [Loïc Tanzi](https://twitter.com/Tanziloic/status/1562352504519761920), PSG midfielder Ander Herrera visited Athletic Club of Bilbao’s headquarters yesterday to agree on some of the final details of his move back to the Basque club this summer.

FORMER Manchester United star Ander Herrera is nearing an emotional return to La Liga club Athletic BilbaoThe Spanish midfielder is set to be released.

[Europa League](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3657749/manchester-united-europa-league-win-ends-spanish-domination/) with the Red Devils in the 2016/17 season. [United](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/) before he joined PSG on a free transfer in 2019. [Ernesto Valverde's](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ernesto-valverde/) side who have so far managed a draw against Mallorca and a 1-0 win over [Valencia](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1422133/valencia/) in the La Liga season. [CASINO SPECIAL - BEST NEW CUSTOMER SIGN UP DEALS](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/15779007/online-casino-deals-new-customer-sign-up-bonus/) [United](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/) in 2019 but has seen his playing time severely limited since last season. [Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/athletic/2022/08/23/6305240822601d4b2f8b4585.html) report that Herrera has even accepted a 40 per cent reduction on his severance package from PSG so Bilbao won't have to pay a transfer fee.

Man Utd favourite Ander Herrera will be on the move in the summer transfer window with his time at Paris Saint-Germain coming to an end.

United signed the Spaniard for £28.85million back in the summer of 2014 and he spent five years at the club before he left as a free agent, signing for PSG upon the expiration of his contract. [Herrera,](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/ander-herrera) 33, will return to former side Bilbao, the club he spent three successful years at before moving to Old Trafford earlier in his career. [Manchester United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) favourite only played a minimal role for the French side last season and was told earlier in the summer that he was free to find a new club during the window.

Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain - two years early - and return to La Liga before the transfer ...

Hererra is yet to play for PSG this season and was left out of the squad for Sunday's 7-1 victory against Lille. But speaking in June, Herrera dismissed the idea of returning to Athletic. It’s a club that few of us have had the privilege of playing for and, who knows, but for United I might have been there 10 years." Their strategy is to sign players native or trained in the greater Basque country, which covers parts of Spain and France. Herrera spent five seasons at Old Trafford, playing 189 games, before joining PSG in the summer of 2019. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/15/ander-herrera-athletic-bilbao-manchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton) in August 2014, Herrera said: "I would never have left Athletic if it hadn’t been for a club like United. Athletic's current manager is Ernesto Valverde, who coached the experienced midfielder at the La Liga outfit before his £29million move to Old Trafford in the summer of 2014. Herrera was born in Bilbao, located in the Basque Country, but came through the ranks at Real Zaragoza. He played just 19 [Ligue 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ligue-1) games during the 2021/22 campaign and was set for a similar return this time around. PSG are yet to announce Herrera's departure but it's only a matter of time until the news is confirmed, with rumours circulating for several weeks. A lot has changed at PSG since then. It was a successful spell, too, as he won four trophies - including the Europa League in May 2017.