Manchester United willing to pay Bastian Schweinsteiger £10m to take him off their books
German World Cup winner has been turfed out of first team since the arrival of Jose Mourinho
MANCHESTER United are ready to pay Bastian Schweinsteiger around £10m to get him off their books if they can find someone to take him in January.
The German legend has been frozen out by boss Jose Mourinho and seemingly has no future at Old Trafford.
United have all but resigned themselves to the fact they will have to give 32-year-old the staggering payoff – despite the fact he's been allowed to train with the first-team again.
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The ex-Bayern Munich star is on £180,000-a-week and is owed around £18m in wages with two years left on his Old Trafford deal.
An Old Trafford insider said: “Bastian is fulfilling his obligations by training each day and is in terrific shape.
“He's looking as good as he has since he arrived at the club.
“United are hoping a club will still come forward to take him off their hands in the upcoming window, but there are no takers as of yet.”
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Schweinsteiger will pocket a staggering £4m or so between January and the end of the season, which the Red Devils are reluctant to pay him.
United are happy for him to leave Old Trafford on a free, having written his £6m fee from Bayern Munich off their books.
If another club come in for him in January, they'll have to give him around £10m and save themselves a fortune.
Currently, nobody wants him, but a move to America or China could be on the cards as clubs can afford his huge wages.
Schweinsteiger was allowed back into first-team training this week by boss Jose Mourinho to get him fit for a switch away.
There have been calls for the German World Cup winner to get back into the team, with United in disarray.
They lost 2-1 to Fenerbahce in the Europa League, where Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute consolation goal.
