So that’s that.
Bastian Schweinsteiger is leaving Bayern Munich after 14 years.
The German international is set to join Manchester United in the next 48 hours following confirmation from Bayern that he is to leave the club.
The Bundesliga champions held a press briefing at the Allianz Arena today and introduced new signings to local journalists.
Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed the news to the assembled media.
A deal is in place between Bayern and United and, Rummenigge said, and Schweinsteiger was looking for a new experience. ‘We say goodbye on great terms.’
‘Bastian told me he wants a new challenge in Manchester. We respect that,’ he said.
Schweinsteiger has scored 45 goals for Bayern in 323 games. He has won eight league titles and a Champions League with Bayern.
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
Rummenigge was quick to dash any hopes United fans may have of signing their striker, Thomas Mueller. He declared, ‘I can reassure our fans. We will give no other players at Manchester United.’
