After announcing that a deal has been agreed for the transfer of the 30-year-old midfielder, the Bavarians confirmed that no other players will leave for the club for Old Trafford
Bayern Munich have insisted Manchester United will not raid their squad for further additions after a deal forBastian Schweinsteiger was announced.
The Bavarians confirmed the sale of Schweinsteiger to United on Saturday, with the German international joining the Premier League giants for an estimated £12 million on a three-year contract.
Schweinsteiger is not the only Bayern star to have been linked with a move to the Red Devils, with Thomas Muller also reported to be a top target for Louis van Gaal as the Dutchman looks to revamp his squad ahead of the upcoming campaign.
But Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has asserted that Muller will not follow Schweinsteiger to Old Trafford.
"I can calm the worries of all Bayern supporters: We will not let another player leave for Manchester United,” he told reporters.
Matthias Sammer, sporting director at the Allianz Arena, stressed that Bayern would leap into the transfer market as they seek a replacement for Schweinsteiger.
"Bastian is already a club legend,” he added. “He should be replaced with someone who has his personality, not necessarily a like-for-like signing.
"However, we have a very good mix with this team. We have 20 pretty seasoned squad members already."
Schweinsteiger follows reserve goalkeeper Pepe Reina (Napoli), young midfielder Mitchell Weiser (Hertha Berlin) and Swiss attacker Xherdan Shaqiri (Inter) out of the Bayern door on a permanent basis.
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