article_snippet: Firstly, if anyone is a 'club signing' it is Ander Herrera.
article_snippet: The 25-year-old was signed from Athletic Bilbao in a £28.8million move following Louis van Gaal arrival .
article_snippet: In that frantic and ultimately fruitless first summer David Moyes famously made one attempt to capture Ander Herrera's services which ended in confusion after the complex hurdles within the player's contract could not be overcome.
article_snippet: When Louis van Gaal arrived talks were at an advanced stage with Ander Herrera's representatives and Louis van Gaal was happy to give the £28.8m move the green light with the new season approaching.
article_snippet: Manchester United have paid more for only four others, but as we have heard more than once, under Louis van Gaal philosophy the fee counts for nothing.
article_snippet: Former Manchester United boss David Moyes made an attempt to capture Ander Herrera's services, but failed .
article_snippet: The Spanish midfielder is having to prove The Spanish midfielder worth to Louis van Gaal during The Spanish midfielder first season at Old Trafford .
article_snippet: But there is more to it than Ander Herrera simply not being the boss's signing.
article_snippet: In a wide-ranging interview with El Pais, Ander Herrera offered more clues.
article_snippet: Herrera, superb on Merseyside, believes that if it had not been for football he would have tried a career in sports journalism.
article_snippet: By the looks of things, he has plenty of new chapters to write at Old Trafford first.
highlights_snippet: Ander Herrera signed for Manchester United in £29m deal last summer .
  
highlights_snippet: Spaniard has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford .
  