Reports say Bastian Schweinsteiger’s time as a Manchester United player seems to have come to a rather abrupt conclusion four weeks into the new season.
The 32-year-old joined United from Bayern Munich before the start of last season when former manager Louis van Gaal was still in charge at Old Trafford.
The German midfielder seems to have had his contract terminated by the Red Devils, as it was confirmed that the club did not include his wage in their financial results released on Monday.
The financial report states that the sum of £6.7 million -supposedly Schweinsteiger’s market value- was not included to avoid giving their investors a wrong idea.
“Exceptional costs for the year were £15.1million…and £6.7million related to a registrations’ impairment charge regarding a reduction in the carrying value of a player no longer considered to be a member of the first team playing squad,”the report states.
Schweinsteger hasn’t featured in any of Manchester United’s games since Mourinho took over as coach this summer.
The German midfielder has been training with the U-21 squad since his return from the UEFA Euro 2016, as he was deemed surplus by Jose Mourinho.
While some reports suggest the 32-year old could join Marseille during the winter transfer window, Schweinsteiger has clearly stated he will not play for another European club.
Meanwhile, Monday’s accounts showed that United had become the first British football club to earn more than half a billion pounds in a single year, with total revenue of £515.3 million ($683.5 million, 608.9 million euros) for the year ending June 30, 2016.
