{"id":1113943,"date":"2019-11-05T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113943"},"modified":"2019-11-05T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T12:01:08","slug":"thomas-muller-to-man-united-story-makes-schweinsteiger-reflect-on-how-van-gaal-really-wanted-him","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/thomas-muller-to-man-united-story-makes-schweinsteiger-reflect-on-how-van-gaal-really-wanted-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Muller to Man United story sees Schweinsteiger reflect on how Van Gaal &#8220;really&#8221; wanted him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bastian Schweinsteiger thinks former teammate Thomas Muller should consider a move away from Bayern Munich.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The German midfielder has only played 90 minutes twice this season and is being linked with Manchester United by German news outlet Bild, a move that would seem to have Schweinsteiger&#8217;s approval.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Should Muller leave Bayern for Man United? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayern say they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bayern-munich-public-comment-thomas-muller-man-utd-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do not want to sell Muller in January<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>However, last month, Muller publicly stated he may have to consider his position.<\/li>\n<li>Although the 30-year-old made his 500th appearance for the club at the weekend&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>He has started just half of their Bundesliga games this season&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; while playing the full 90 minutes in only two of his 15 appearances across all competitions.<\/li>\n<li>Former Bayern midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has suggested a &#8216;change of scenery&#8217; could be good for Muller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Clearly still able to play at the highest level, Muller has been directly involved in eight goals while playing reduced minutes this season under recently-dismissed coach Niko Kovac.<\/p>\n<p>Muller has always attracted transfer interest and Bastian Schweinsteiger has confirmed Louis van Gaal was especially eager to sign the German during his time at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Louis] van Gaal really wanted him,\u201d he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/bild-plus\/sport\/fussball\/fussball\/bastian-schweinsteiger-im-interview-das-sind-seine-zukunftsplaene-65777820,view=conversionToLogin.bild.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bild am Sonntag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was always asking me, \u2018What\u2019s your friend Thomas doing?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He would have done us good at United back then. But Thomas was a bit younger, he did not want to leave Munich. Maybe that has changed in the meantime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Muller&#8217;s former teammate also reflected that being wanted by the manager was a big draw in his move to Old Trafford in 2015 and suggested a change of scenery could be a good move for the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Schweinsteiger added: &#8220;His situation is different to mine back then. I was playing every game, then Van Gaal contacted me, I wanted to try something new.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thomas has often been on the bench lately. A change of scenery could do him good at the end of his career. He still has great quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Smalling! Roma vs Napoli - Squawka Serie A Vlog\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gEh7xcsHQ04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have only managed 13 goals in their 11 Premier League matches so far this season, the eighth-poorest record in the English top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Signing a player of Muller&#8217;s pedigree could remedy this. The player himself possesses the kind of experience and know-how that would benefit likes of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.<\/p>\n<p>Muller&#8217;s age makes the signing more of a risk, however. And despite notching four assists across his five Bundesliga starts this season, Muller is yet to open his goal-scoring account. United have taken the fourth-most shots per game (13.9) in the Premier League but have thus far been able to convert those efforts into goals.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s side are in action against Brighton this weekend and will be looking for only their second win in the last six games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bastian Schweinsteiger thinks former teammate Thomas Muller should consider a move away from Bayern Munich. The German midfielder has only played 90 minutes twice this season and is being linked with Manchester United by German news outlet Bild, a move that would seem to have Schweinsteiger&#8217;s approval. Should Muller leave Bayern for Man United? 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