http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/article1574383.ece
Schweinsteiger tempted by Old Trafford starting place
MANCHESTER UNITED’S promise of guaranteed football could tip Bastian Schweinsteiger towards a move to Old Trafford. The Germany captain, inset, is torn about leaving Bayern Munich but his desire for a regular starting place – and the confidence he would be given one by Louis van Gaal – is leading him to consider making the break.
The player’s great ambition is to lead his country to victory at a major tournament and, having taken over as skipper from Philipp Lahm following last summer’s World Cup, he is targeting glory at Euro 2016. He sees being first-choice at club level as essential to his Germany place and has doubts about his status at Bayern, after slipping in the pecking order under Pep Guardiola. Despite being revered by Bayern fans as ‘Football God’, 30-year-old Schweinsteiger found it hard to win Guardiola’s affections last season. He started just 15 Bundesliga games.