Ander Herrera named in match fixing scandal

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Herrera is accused with a group of other players of paying another team to deliberately lose a match three years ago while at Real Zaragoza.

Swansea winger Jefferson Montero, who was at Villareal at the time but on loan to Levante, the other team involved in the match-fixing claims, is also one of 41 people who have been named by Spanish prosecutors investigating the allegations.

Herrera has strongly denied any involvement, writing on his Facebook page: “I have never had, and will never have anything to do with manipulating match results. However if I am called to testify in any judicial hearing I’ll be happy to attend as my conscience is totally clear. I love football, and I believe in fair play on and off the pitch.”

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An investigation carried out by the anti-corruption prosecutors' office alleges that 965,000 euros - £768,000 - was paid in cash by the-then Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre and nine of his players, including Herrera, with their club's consent, to the Levante players ahead of their La Liga game in the 2010-11 campaign.

Zaragoza won 2-1 at Levante's ground in Valencia on May 21, 2011, a result that meant they avoided relegation to Spain's second division.

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