They have been criticised for paying over the odds in this transfer window. But it would appear that Manchester United managed to snag Ge...
But it would appear that Manchester United managed to snag Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger for the relatively cheap sum of £6.52m.
That is the fee quoted by the midfielder's first club TSV 1860 Rosenheim, who released a statement on their website to end speculation over how much they received from a sell-on clause from Bayern Munich - who sold Schweinsteiger to the Premier League outfit.
Bastian Schweinsteiger joined Manchester United from Bayern Munich this summer
The fee for the Germany captain has widely been reported as being around £15million
'The transfer fee adds up to €9m,' the statement reads. 'We have been credited for two years (that Schweinsteiger spent at the club),' they have announced.
'We will receive the payment in two instalments, and after deducting the advisor and legal costs, we will receive €19,000 (£13,770).
'We already received the first instalment in August. We are delighted about Bastian's incredible career and also that we profit from it financially as his first club.'
Rosenheim are in the regional fifth tier Bayernliga Sud. Schweinsteiger, 31, played for their youth team until 1998 when he moved to Munich as a 13-year-old.
But the 31-year-old's first club TSV 1860 Rosenheim claim the fee was just £6.25m
His switch to United in the summer was widely reported to have been at a cost of £15m.
Bayern coach Pep Guardiola suggested the player's injury woes were behind the decision to let him go.
Schweinsteiger, who won the Champions League with Bayern in 2013, has started United's last three matches.
United have been accused of paying three times too much for Monaco forward Anthony Martial.
The Frenchman, 19, arrived on deadline day for an initial payment of £36m - which could rise to £58m.
The regional fifth tier German club are due solidarity payments from the time Schweinsteiger played for them
