PSG will not receive any money. He even spends it. But he frees himself from the heavy contract of Ander Herrera, at 650,000 euros gross monthly, which ran until June 2024. And he gets rid of a player classified since the beginning of the summer among the transferable, those who do not are not integrated into the first group trained by Christophe Galtier and his staff like Rafinha, Julian Draxler or Idrissa Gueye.
As announced by L’Équipe, Ander Herrera and PSG signed the final details of an amicable agreement on Tuesday, which releases the 33-year-old midfielder from his last two years of contract. For the Basque, who clung to this golden contract signed in 2019, it was unthinkable to make a “gift” to PSG by leaving without collecting part of the salary due until 2024. The situation is also similar for other “undesirables”.
In the next few hours, Ander Herrera is expected in his hometown of Bilbao to sign with Athletic Club, for whom he already played from 2011 to 2014. He will sign a two-season contract there but conceding a drop of significant salary. The former Manchester United player also greeted some of his Parisian teammates between Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Arrived in Paris in 2019, free after his departure from Manchester, Herrera will have played 95 games with the capital club, scored 6 goals and delivered 6 assists.