Manchester United have explaining to do says Ander Herrera after collapse of his £30m transfer
Athletic Bilbao midfielder bemused by Monday's events PLUS: Buttner's agent fumes as Coentrao delays that cost his man a move
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Ander Herrera claims Manchester United must answer questions over his bungled £30.5million transfer to Old Trafford.
Herrera’s proposed switch from Athletic Bilbao to the Premier League champions collapsed in farcical circumstances just before the transfer window closed on Monday night.
The midfielder claims he does not know the three lawyers who turned up at La Liga’s Madrid HQ to negotiate his transfer, before leaving without triggering his £30.5million buy-out clause.
“The lawyers at the LFP were not representing me,” he said. “I don’t even know who they are. Manchester United never told me they were going to pay the clause.
“There are questions that United must answer.
“At no time did either myself or my representatives reach an agreement with Manchester United.”
United have assured the 24-year-old they will be back for him in January when the winter transfer window opens.
The champions and new manager David Moyes have also been slammed by Alexander Buttner’s agent, Alexander Bursac.
Bursac is angry that United’s failure to sign Fabio Coentrao from Real Madrid on Monday has potentially jeopardised fellow left-back Buttner’s loan move from Old Trafford to Beskitas.
“It’s unbelievable that Coentrao was not signed on time,” he said. “Whether that’s an error on the part of Real or United doesn’t matter.
“We received assurances of a loan.
“Alex is not necessarily looking for a guarantee of playing time, but he does not want to spend the entire season on the bench.
“Under Sir Alex Ferguson, Buttner was the up-and-coming man. He started playing in more games and was trusted in training. That sense of trust is not there now.”
Herrera’s proposed switch from Athletic Bilbao to the Premier League champions collapsed in farcical circumstances just before the transfer window closed on Monday night.
The midfielder claims he does not know the three lawyers who turned up at La Liga’s Madrid HQ to negotiate his transfer, before leaving without triggering his £30.5million buy-out clause.
“The lawyers at the LFP were not representing me,” he said. “I don’t even know who they are. Manchester United never told me they were going to pay the clause.
“There are questions that United must answer.
“At no time did either myself or my representatives reach an agreement with Manchester United.”
United have assured the 24-year-old they will be back for him in January when the winter transfer window opens.
The champions and new manager David Moyes have also been slammed by Alexander Buttner’s agent, Alexander Bursac.
Bursac is angry that United’s failure to sign Fabio Coentrao from Real Madrid on Monday has potentially jeopardised fellow left-back Buttner’s loan move from Old Trafford to Beskitas.
“It’s unbelievable that Coentrao was not signed on time,” he said. “Whether that’s an error on the part of Real or United doesn’t matter.
“We received assurances of a loan.
“Alex is not necessarily looking for a guarantee of playing time, but he does not want to spend the entire season on the bench.
“Under Sir Alex Ferguson, Buttner was the up-and-coming man. He started playing in more games and was trusted in training. That sense of trust is not there now.”
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