MANCHESTER UNITED star Ander Herrera has admitted he could leave the club if they sign four midfielders this summer ahead of today’s FA Cup final with Chelsea.
Manchester United extended Herrera’s contract this season but the player’s long-term future is yet to be resolved.
The midfielder is expected to start today’s FA Cup final, with Jose Mourinho likely to trust him with the task of shackling Chelsea forward Eden Hazard.
Manchester United are being linked with many midfielders at present with Jorginho, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Fred and Toni Kroos all on their radar.
And Herrera has now dropped a huge hint about his future, saying the arrival of more midfielders could force him out.
“My future is the FA Cup final. I want to be here next season and unless the club sack me, I will be here in pre-season and fight to keep adding games to my total,” he told The Guardian.
“In football, what today is black is white tomorrow. So if you think about what can happen in the summer, maybe the club signs four midfielders and they don’t want me any more.
“The only thing I can do is train well today and train well tomorrow. That’s all I can say – and of course if the club wants to talk to me I will listen to them because I am happy here.
“I don’t think if you don’t take your chance it’s the last chance you have in the season. I don’t go crazy when I don’t have my best game and say: ‘Oof, I’ve lost my chance, I’m not going to play again’.
“I know some of my team-mates, and some footballers, are up and down. If I play well I’m not very happy and if I play badly I’m not very sad. My age and experience has helped me keep that balance.
“If you work hard and respect the ones who are playing at that moment but try to give everything you have, whether that’s five minutes or 30 minutes, sooner or later football is fair. I really believe that.”
Herrera has been at United ever since signing from Athletic Bilbao in 2014.
The Spaniard won the FA Cup three years ago, when Crystal Palace were beaten 2-1 in the final.
And today gives him the chance to win a third cup in 12 months after the Red Devils claimed the EFL Cup and Europa League last term.
Source:www.express.co.uk