Hector Herrera being has entered strongly into Simeone’s plans in the last two weeks. The Mexican has been a starter in the three most recent matches for Atlético de Madrid, being one of the ‘culprits’ of the mattress team’s reaction. The improvement of the team has coincided with the irruption of the North American, who has signed good performances against Osasuna, Manchester United and Celta de Vigo consecutively.
Against the Galician team, Herrera may not have shone so well in attack, but the numbers speak for themselves. He was the footballer who made the most recoveries (eleven), the one who made the most dribbles (five) and the one who put the most passes into the area (three) of all those who jumped onto the lawn of the Metropolitan.
The midfielder stands out for his ability to lead the team’s game, but he is also shining in defensive work. Because although the match against Celta was his high point with those eleven recoveries, at El Sadar he completed nine and against Manchester United, ten.
Herrera’s contract ends on June 30 and, for now, there have been no conversations with the rojiblanco club regarding his continuity. Something that he himself acknowledged in an interview with EFE last week, making it clear that his wish would be to continue at Atlético de Madrid. “We haven’t talked about contracts, if we could renew, if he wanted out… Nothing. In any moment. We have not had communication, at least with me, I do not know if he has spoken with my employer. I really don’t know about that situation. I am super calm and I will be an Atleti player until the summer, if I have to be more then I will be and if not I will continue to be a professional until the contract ends”, he indicated. And he added:”If you ask me what you want, I would love to stay... And he sees that I want to play, I want to have more participation, but, if it were up to me, I would gladly stay.”
INTERESTED TEAMS
At 31 years old, Herrera has the interest of several teams in taking over his services, with the Roma in pole position. And it is that the fact of being released (this is how he came to Atlético from Porto) makes him a more than desirable piece for important teams in Europe. Now it is the rojiblanco club that must make a move… if they want the American to continue in the team. A situation in which they are also Vrsaljko O Felipe.
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