German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was signed by Louis van Gaal for the 2015-16 season for just £6.5 million from Bayern Munich. Unluckily, things did not go too well for the World Cup winner as he made just 18 appearances and looked too tired as a player. However things only went downhill next season with the arrival of manager Jose Mourinho.
Withing few days of his arrival, Mourinho dropped the Champions League winner from the first-team and sent him to train with the club’s Under-23 side. Notwithstanding, he was also dropped him from their Europa League squad and he was even written off as an asset in their published accounts.
Schweinsteiger briefly returned in October and then in the new year before finally being sold to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire.