Manchester United have been accused of wasting money of late, but arguably their most important signing of the summer has been confirmed as a bona fide bargain.
At the time of the sensational capture of Bayern Munich captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, it was rumoured that United coughed up in the region of €20m for the 31-year-old German legend.
But his first club, TSV 1860 Rosenheim, have now revealed that his actual cost was only a fraction of that amount.
“The transfer fee adds up to €9 million,” the club confirmed on their website. That translates to a paltry £6m – or the cost of Anthony Martial’s left ear.
As well as United bagging a relative bargain, the deal is also good news for fifth-tier Rosenheim, who have pocketed €38,000 of the transfer fee.
