Ander Herrera is leaving Athletic Bilbao for Argentina.
The veteran midfielder is touching down in Buenos Aries to sign with Boca Juniors, says Clarin.
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Athletic have agreed to terminate Herrera's contract, so allowing him to join Boca as a free agent.
Herrera said his farewells and left the Basque club's training centre almost in tears on Tuesday.
IHe will be in Buenos Aires this morning, where he will undergo a medical before signing a one-year plus one-optional deal with Boca.
The Argentine club will pay Athletic a small sum as a "penalty" for the remaining six months before officially announcing his transfer.
Herrera has always admitted that playing at the Bombonera, the legendary stadium of Boca Juniors, was a career dream.