It’s in his blood
This Bilbao ace isn’t the first of the Herrera family to make a name for himself in the Spanish top flight, with the midfielder’s father impressing back in the 1980s.
Pedro Maria Herrera was also a central midfield player and starred for Real Zaragoza between 1982 and 1988, making over 150 appearances for the club.
Never earned a senior international cap
Despite now being in his mid-20s and being touted by some of the biggest clubs in Europe, the Spaniard has never earned a senior international cap for his country and Under-23s is the highest the midfield ace has gone as yet.
However, after the poor recent showing of the Spanish national team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil – where they crashed out in the group stage – expect to see many changes in the Spain squad in the coming months.