Bastian Schweinsteiger has yet to extend his contract at Bayern Munich, prompting interest from Chelsea, Man Utd and Man City.
By Clark Whitney
Oct 28, 2010 9:36:00 AM
Highly rated midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has yet to extend his Bayern Munich contract past 2012, and if he does not do so before January, die Roten could face quite a dilemma. Should he opt out of an extension, the Germany international's transfer value would rapidly plummet. Accordingly, Bayern are facing increasing pressure to reach an agreement with the player or sell him in January.
As uncertainty over Schweinsteiger's future builds, Daily Mail have reported that Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are all interested in acquiring the services of the versatile midfielder, and could start a bidding war as soon as January.
The likelihood of Schweinsteiger leaving Bayern is still highly in question. A member of the Bayern system since 1998, he has repeatedly pledged allegiance to the Bavarian giants, and sporting director Christian Nerlinger has made clear his intentions to retain the player.
"Bastian is a key figure and not for sale. We'd prefer to keep him for the rest of his career," he said.
Since taking on a holding midfield role last fall, Schweinsteiger has become widely regarded as one of the world's finest holding midfielders. Bayern fended off interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea and City during the summer, and will be keen to avoid a media frenzy by extending Schweinsteiger's contract within the next few weeks.
The German midfielder currently sitts in the 112th spot on the Castrol Rankings.
As uncertainty over Schweinsteiger's future builds, Daily Mail have reported that Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are all interested in acquiring the services of the versatile midfielder, and could start a bidding war as soon as January.
The likelihood of Schweinsteiger leaving Bayern is still highly in question. A member of the Bayern system since 1998, he has repeatedly pledged allegiance to the Bavarian giants, and sporting director Christian Nerlinger has made clear his intentions to retain the player.
"Bastian is a key figure and not for sale. We'd prefer to keep him for the rest of his career," he said.
Since taking on a holding midfield role last fall, Schweinsteiger has become widely regarded as one of the world's finest holding midfielders. Bayern fended off interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea and City during the summer, and will be keen to avoid a media frenzy by extending Schweinsteiger's contract within the next few weeks.
The German midfielder currently sitts in the 112th spot on the Castrol Rankings.
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