Manchester United have officially signed Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich President Karl Heinz Rummenigge . Here are the tweets confirming the news.
#Rummenigge: “Bastian wants to do something new at the end of his career. He asked that we meet his wishes.” pic.twitter.com/JoE0EN0MgI
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 11, 2015
#Rummenigge: “My colleagues at @ManUtd have been in touch. We’ve reached an agreement over a transfer.” pic.twitter.com/1Ck0gUhEv7
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 11, 2015
“It’s regrettable because Bastian meant a great deal to the club,” says #Rummenigge. “He achieved great things.” pic.twitter.com/gV4fxfljZi
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 11, 2015
“We say goodbye on great terms,” says #Rummenigge. #Schweinsteiger pic.twitter.com/Y1WVchtz2i
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 11, 2015
The transfer looked imminent in the recent weeks and yesterday Sky claimed that a deal has been agreed between the clubs whick was covered in our previous article.
Even Manchester United confirmed this in their twitter handle.
#mufc has reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign Bastian Schweinsteiger. More: http://t.co/NCru8O7KVU pic.twitter.com/DT8T5QYS4T
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 11, 2015
The deal is subject to a medical and personal terms. A further announcement will be made when the process is complete.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 11, 2015
Schweinsteiger, a World Cup winner in 2014, is set to become the first German to play for the #mufc first team. pic.twitter.com/e62homEHv7
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 11, 2015