Schweinsteiger: I Won't Leave Manchester United For Another European Club

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says he will not sign for another European club and is ready to play for new boss Jose Mourinho.

The 32-year-old former Germany captain has been frozen out of the first-team picture since Mourinho's arrival in the summer, and has been training with the reserves.

With eight Bundesliga titles and a Champions League win to his name, he left Bayern Munich for United last summer and made 13 Premier League starts under Louis van Gaal during an injury-hit 2015/16 season.

But he insists that if United do want to offload him, he will not move to another European club.

He tweeted: "MUFC will be my last club in Europe.

"I respect other clubs. But Manchester United was the only one which could make me leave Bayern Munich.

"I will be ready, if the team needs me. This is all I can say about my current situation. I want to thank the fans for the amazing support over the last few weeks."

Schweinsteiger does not have many options if he does want to leave United and move outside Europe - the transfer window in the MLS closed on August 3, and the Chinese Premier League window closed on July 15.

The summer signings of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have led to him slipping down the pecking order.

Mourinho's treatment of the German prompted Dejan Stefanovic of world players' union FIFPro to say earlier this month that the Portuguese boss should be jailed for "bullying".

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