29 Aug 2013 20:50:50
Eds forgive the copy and paste translation from Cope

The English would be willing to pay 30 million for Athletic midfielder, as has been told Sports COPE.
Manchester United have made ​​a formal offer to sign Athletic Ander Herrera. The English club would be willing to pay 30 million euros.

so the only option for the Manchester United can win the midfielder is to disburse 36 million euros of the clause of the player. player has a contract with Athletic Bilbao until June 2016.

1.) 29 Aug 2013
Pardoe

If true this continues Woodwards strategy of bidding less than is required to purchase the player as done all the way through the window

If they are trying to do that so that they can say they have tried - that won't pacify the fans

And why wait to the end of the window before randomly bidding for him? Doesn't sound right to me but I would take anyone right now over TC23.