Man United Transfers: 7 Players Mourinho Still Needs To Get Rid Of

7. Bastian Schweinsteiger

Worryingly for the fate of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the club are making a habit of signing world stars only for them to fail to kick on. (Angel Di Maria, Victor Valdes and Falcao, we’re looking at you..)

Bastian Schweinsteiger arrived with bagfuls of enthusiasm, citing Manchester United as ‘the only club’ he would have swapped Bayern Munich for. The eight-time Bundesliga winner and World Cup champion was an exciting signing, having arrived in the same week as fellow midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

For Manchester United fans, that was to be the week that finally consigned Marouane Fellaini to bench duty and nothing more… right? Wrong. While Southampton’s midfield lynchpin struggled to adapt to Louis van Gaal’s game, Schweinsteiger has been an unmitigated disaster.

Injuries dictated that the German international would remain a peripheral figure for the duration of last season, cutting a forlorn figure on the sidelines. His Man United colleagues were said to be annoyed by the German's unwillingness to attend games, although considering the insomnia cure that van Gaal was serving up, could you blame him?

With Paul Pogba having arrived at the club, it seems that the former Bayern Munich stalwart’s £200k wages could be better served elsewhere rather than lining the pockets of a bench-warmer.