Javier Hernandez: What the Future Holds for Chicharito

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Published: February 4, 2014

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The Javier Hernandez saga is over and, as his agent assured last December, he is taking his chances with Manchester United.

Six top clubs aimed at the Mexico international over the winter transfer window, but he preferred to stay with the Red Devils, despite the lack of playing time.

This season, Chicharito has played 1,062 minutes out of 2,970 possible; he has been capped 33 times, but he has only started eight games, while he has been a substitute in 13 matches and has stayed on the bench in eight more.



His goal-scoring knack is not what it used to be, but he has managed to put the ball away in key moments. So far he has seven goals to his count, including one against Sunderland in the Capital One Cup semifinal that forced a penalty shootout, which the Red Devils ultimately lost.

Hernandez is not going anywhere because neither he nor David Moyes want him to, plain and simple.

The striker is willing to work as hard as needed to secure the starting position, despite the ferocious competition with Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck.

In an interview with Telemundo Deportes (h/t Sky Sports) in October he said:

I am going on four years here [at Manchester United] and really, like I have always said, I am happy to be able to play for one of the best clubs in the world, doing my best every single day to earn more minutes on the pitch.

Moyes backed his player in November, days before a UEFA Champions League clash against Real Sociedad:

We need Javier Hernandez; he's very good for us. He's scored a lot of goals over the last few years and continues to do so, so we'll continue to use him.

For the following six months, Chicharito will wear the same jersey, but after the World Cup he may leave the club, his agent told ESPN Deportes (h/t Daily Mirror).

The question, of course, is: What’s next for him? The answer...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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