At the end of the transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain continues its degreasing operation. After notably separating from Georginio Wijnaldum (AS Roma), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham) or Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes), Ander Herrera returned to Athletic Bilbao this weekend, where it is lent, with option to buy. Presented to the press, the Spanish midfielder spoke regarding his return to the Basque club, before returning to his last complicated months at PSG.
«I will do the same as in my first three years here. Sometimes I will play better and sometimes worse, but I will always do my best. I aspire to put my qualities, my maturity and my experience at the service of Athletiche explained during his presentation conference, in San Mamés. I start this second stage in an impressive city of Lezama, a magnificent San Mamés, a roaring public, teammates with whom I was (between 2011 and 2014) and new generations with a lot of talent.
“My departure from PSG? We can do things differently”
But his return to Bilbao took time this summer and Ander Herrera admitted that “the operation for my return took longer than expected”. “It was a lot of days of uncertainty and you think a lot. You are sometimes very positive and sometimes less so. It hasn’t been easy and when it’s like that, everything goes through your head. There were desperate times. I will try to erase these moments of uncertainty and focus on what lies ahead, which is very exciting. I can’t wait to start”he assured.
Before addressing a small tackle to PSG, while ensuring his affection for the Parisian club. “We can do things differently (…) It’s an elegant club that treated me phenomenally, the fans showed me affection and I had impeccable teammates”admits the 33-year-old midfielder, who assured to have trained “even harder” following having been excluded from the plans of Christophe Galtier. Finally, Ander Herrera said he had “other options” where he might continue his career, but that he did not hesitate when the possibility of returning to Bilbao presented itself.
