Man Utd bid for Ander Herrera rejected by Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao has rejected a bid from Manchester United for midfielder Ander Herrera, the LaLiga club said on Thursday.
The 24-year old signed from Real Zaragoza in
2011 and has gone on to make 94 La Liga
appearances for Athletic Bilbao over the past
three seasons. He is yet to make his debut for
the Spanish national team but has represented his country at both under-21 and under-23 level.
Ander Herrera was part of the Spain under-21
side that won the UEFA European Under-21
Championship in 2011. He also started in
Bilbao's 3-0 loss to Atlético Madrid in the Europa League final in 2012, and came on against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final that same year, also losing 3-0.
"The Athletic Club wishes to report
that this week it rejected an offer from
Manchester United FC, estimated at 36 million
euros ($49.01 million), to transfer the federation and economic rights of the player Ander Herrera," the club said in a statement on its website (http://www.athletic-club.net/).
The 24-year-old was reportedly a transfer target of sacked United coach David Moyes last season and was tipped to be Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal's first signing as new boss.
Herrera joined his hometown club Athletic in
2011 and last season helped them qualify for the Champions League.