Bastian Schweinsteiger | Signed for MUFC - confirmed.

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Oh I'd love us to get Bastian, he's not using us to get a better contract unlike you know who, he is likely genuinely torn over what to do, on one hand he is a legend at Bayern and knows he should likely retire there, but on the other he is been fazed out a bit and wants to play more.

I really hope he decides he fancies a new challenge with us, but if he doesn't then it'll fully understandable, he just needs to let us know either way pretty soon though!
 
LilRicky said:
If they accept £7.5m it's worth it, he's still a class above most others in th PL
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It's not worth it, if the replacement they'd sign will stay injury free and will only get better for them, while we will probably have a Schweinsteiger with injuries, who isn't going to get better.
 
They are going to "Hargreave" us again , as I like to term it. They will fully well know if he's fecked and will happily sell him to us
 
bucky said:
It's not worth it, if the replacement they'd sign will stay injury free and will only get better for them, while we will probably have a Schweinsteiger with injuries, who isn't going to get better.
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Different teams with different needs. They already have a fantastic team so can buy potential. We need the leadership and experience that players like Schweinsteiger and Ramos bring to the table. But we've shown with Depay and hopefully Schneiderlin* that adding the required experience isn't at the expense of buying younger players with potential to grow.

*I know 25 isn't that young, but he still fits the description of a player with potential to step up a level.
 
LilRicky said:
If they accept £7.5m it's worth it, he's still a class above most others in th PL
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I'm not against the signing, just feel we can do better. He might come cheap, but he is going to on some good wages if he signs. It's the same situation with RvP. I think he is still class, but he is not the same player he was. Should have signed Gundogan when we have the chance, along with Schneiderlin.
 
bucky said:
It's not worth it, if the replacement they'd sign will stay injury free and will only get better for them, while we will probably have a Schweinsteiger with injuries, who isn't going to get better.
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I agree, Schweinsteiger can't play as a #8 these days either, his only purpose would be as a rotation as a the #6 with Carrick, which is fine if both accept that. However if this costs us Schneiderlin it'll be ridiculous given he can't even play the same position and can't stay fit.
 
ghagua said:
I'm not against the signing, just feel we can do better. He might come cheap, but he is going to on some good wages if he signs. It's the same situation with RvP. I think he is still class, but he is not the same player he was. Should have signed Gundogan when we have the chance, along with Schneiderlin.
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Gundogan and Schneiderlin would have been exactly what we needed (assuming Gundogan was over his back injury)
However Gundogan seemed to have crazy salary demands that scared both us and Bayern away.
 
Globule said:
Different teams with different needs. They already have a fantastic team so can buy potential. We need the leadership and experience that players like Schweinsteiger and Ramos bring to the table. But we've shown with Depay and hopefully Schneiderlin* that adding the required experience isn't at the expense of buying younger players with potential to grow.

*I know 25 isn't that young, but he still fits the description of a player with potential to step up a level.
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I agree about Ramos, but not Schweinsteiger, we have Carrick for experience in midfield and Schneiderlin would only add to that. They already have potentially good players with Hojbjerg and Kimmich. Alaba is 23 years old and Thiago is 24. If they add a midfielder, it will be one who's going to improve them straight away or over time. Maybe they sell Schweinsteiger and won't sign anybody in that area, but I think it's unlikely given how much Guardiola likes his midfielders. Anyhow I'm not even against signing him, but I don't think we need him as much as we need a younger player who can improve us and who would stay fit. I fear Munich will sign the player we should have signed.

Devil may care said:
I agree, Schweinsteiger can't play as a #8 these days either, his only purpose would be as a rotation as a the #6 with Carrick, which is fine if both accept that. However if this costs us Schneiderlin it'll be ridiculous given he can't even play the same position and can't stay fit.
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I think he would be more than that and he'd still be quality next to Carrick. I don't see him with fewer injuries though, especially with us.
 
ravi2 said:
Gundogan and Schneiderlin would have been exactly what we needed (assuming Gundogan was over his back injury)
However Gundogan seemed to have crazy salary demands that scared both us and Bayern away.
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Don't have a clue what Gundogan was asking for, but it's not going to be more than what Schweinsteiger will get if we sign him. As for his injury problem, saw his matches for Germany in June and he seemed to move very well, and looked to have lost some weight as well.
 
bucky said:
I think he would be more than that and he'd still be quality next to Carrick. I don't see him with fewer injuries though, especially with us.
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I don't think he'd add more than that or suit playing with Carrick personally. I look at Carrick and what he needs is legs in that midfield with him, like Pirlo had at Juve. Schweinsteiger doesn't have that box to box engine anymore, his greatest strength is the same as Carricks, his passing game.
 
I just think if we're all piling the pressure on to LVG this year to compete for the title vs a brilliant mourinho team, then don't be surprised when we pick an experienced player over potential. Especailly when we only have 2 years of LVG left. If we wanted long term planning we should have got a manager who's staying longer I think. We probably need to accept it for what it is now, everyone wanted LVG, this is what it means
 
Pep doesn't exactly sound that bothered about losing him. Hardly fills you with confidence.
 
Sam said:
Pep doesn't exactly sound that bothered about losing him. Hardly fills you with confidence.
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In fact I get the impression he wants him out so he can buy a younger replacement
 
Bayern are always emphatic when they don't want a player to go. This one seems on.
 
Nate Dogg said:
In fact I get the impression he wants him out so he can buy a younger replacement
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Yep. As someone said earlier in the thread, its very hard to plan a midfield around a player that you know will miss a good proportion of the season. Yet, that seems like exactly what were about to do.

Our midfield is basically going to be this seasons midfield + Bastian for 50% of the time.
 
People turning their nose up at him are mental.

If we get him and Schneiderlin it'll be incredible.
 
He's still be a great buy for 2-3 years. We'd still need another midfielder. If we pull off what it looks like we are trying to do this Summer, getting him and Morgan, we would have a great midfield selection.
 
Sam said:
If this was 2010, I'd be right with you. Sadly, its not.
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We could get two, maybe three top years from him still, he's just made for us, and the prem, I've been all over it since we were linked.

Of course it could be disaster, but I'd love the chance to be taken.
 
Nate Dogg said:
In fact I get the impression he wants him out so he can buy a younger replacement
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Looks like they don't want to actively push him out but would sell if an offer comes along..

They don't want look like the guys who pushed out a club legend.. They might not offer him a new deal next year and he would be left out in the cold nearing 32..

I think he might have a rethink with those quotes out and consider joining us as you don't get a chance to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world at 32 as we would have filled out his position by then..

This way he gets to move to a top club and have a longer deal to play for a top club with about the same levels or even a bit higher level of salary..

Think this one is on.. And I would be happy to have a player of his calibre and experience.. Herrera and Pereira can learn a lot from a player like him.. Even if he ends up playing about 30 to 35 games for us next season, it would be well worth it..
 
Sam said:
Yep. As someone said earlier in the thread, its very hard to plan a midfield around a player that you know will miss a good proportion of the season. Yet, that seems like exactly what were about to do.

Our midfield is basically going to be this seasons midfield + Bastian for 50% of the time.
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It'll be him + another midfielder, probably Schneiderlinm
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
We could get two, maybe three top years from him still, he's just made for us, and the prem, I've been all over it since we were linked.

Of course it could be disaster, but I'd love the chance to be taken.
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I just don't see how we can depend on a player who has such a questionable injury record and who's game relies so much on physical power moving to the PL at the age of 31.

He should be a luxury signing.

Kevin said:
It'll be him + another midfielder, probably Schneiderlinm
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I doubt it. LVG said we need one right footed midfield, it'll be one or the other.
 
Sam said:
I doubt it. LVG said we need one right footed midfield, it'll be one or the other.
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He said a right footed midfielder, he didn't precised how many.;)
 
Sam said:
I just don't see how we can depend on a player who has such a questionable injury record and who's game relies so much on physical power moving to the PL at the age of 31.

He should be a luxury signing.



I doubt it. LVG said we need one right footed midfield, it'll be one or the other.
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He's luxury alright and at 31 there's still some life left yet, Carrick from 31 to now was/is class, yes injuries catching up but he was still probably our best player last season, same with Scholes in his comeback year, Bastian is in this bracket of player so it has to be a risk worth taking.
 
Sam said:
I just don't see how we can depend on a player who has such a questionable injury record and who's game relies so much on physical power moving to the PL at the age of 31.

He should be a luxury signing.



I doubt it. LVG said we need one right footed midfield, it'll be one or the other.
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Ah ever the pessimist, yet you only need a slight nudge, a slight bit of good news to show Giddy Sam again. Things will be good for us this summer. I have a good feeling.
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
He's luxury alright and at 31 there's still some life left yet, Carrick from 31 to now was/is class, yes injuries catching up but he was still probably our best player last season, same with Scholes in his comeback year, Bastian is in this bracket of player so it has to be a risk worth taking.
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Oh he's certainly worth a punt, but if he's our only midfield signing I'd be very worried.

Kevin said:
Ah ever the pessimist, yet you only need a slight nudge, a slight bit of good news to show Giddy Sam again. Things will be good for us this summer. I have a good feeling.
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I'd say that sums me up pretty well tbf :lol:
 
ThanksBoss26 said:
Couldn't agree more. The guy ran the show in a World Cup final a year ago.
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If he was still that good why would bayern let him leave? I think he's still better than most our midfield, but he's not the player he once was.
 
Adam-Utd said:
If he was still that good why would bayern let him leave? I think he's still better than most our midfield, but he's not the player he once was.
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They will let him leave the same way United would have let Scholes leave if he wanted to, out of respect.
 
JPRouve said:
They will let him leave the same way United would have let Scholes leave if he wanted to, out of respect.
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While I'm sure that's true, if he was still valued as a player like Muller, they won't be quite as generous.
 
JPRouve said:
They will let him leave the same way United would have let Scholes leave if he wanted to, out of respect.
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I would say Fletcher is a better example myself, but Bastian is in a different stratosphere to Fletcher, it's just Pep doesn't play him enough.
 
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