Schweinsteiger, however, will play his 121st and last game for Germany in a friendly against Finland on Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, Bastian Schweinsteiger bid farewell to worldwide football as he represented Germany for the final time in a friendly match against Finland.
“I have no personal problems with Jose Mourinho, he has explained his side of the situation to me”.
He now finds himself ostracised by Jose Mourinho, who will nearly certainly let him leave next year. You will have to wait and see what happens in September, October.
And in yesterday’s press conference, Schweinsteiger admitted the North American MLS might be a future option, should things not improve in Manchester over the course of the season.
Schweinsteiger, 32, was signed from Bayern Munich for €9m in the 2015 transfer window on the request of then-United manager Louis van Gaal. “You need to be a bit consequential and I decided this way”.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has remarked that he still “dreams” of running out at Old Trafford, despite being snubbed by the club in recent weeks.
“I believe in my ability”.
“When I think about the Champions League final in Munich (when Bayern lost to Chelsea on penalties in 2012), that was more hard to get over. It is a tough business and, unfortunately, not just a sport”.
For now, Schweinsteiger is set to bow out tonight after more than 12 years in the famous white shirt of Germany.
“As a national team we are in the fortunate position to have several leading players who have a captain’s profile”, said national team coach Joachim Low.
“I’m not a big planner, I decide by intuition”.
“He has the personality, the demeanour and the reputation, within the team, to make a really good captain”, said the 55-year-old Matthaeus, Germany’s most capped player. My coaches, especially Joachim Löw, under his leadership I’ve become a better and more mature global player.
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“On Wednesday, Bastian Schweinsteiger will lead the team against Finland as captain”. Revered Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer, meanwhile, has made 71 senior appearances for his country to date and donned the armband for all but one of Germany’s matches at Euro 2016.
