The World Cup winner who won 121 caps for Germany, scoring 24 goals, before retiring from international football last summer will move to Major League Soccer club on a one year contract.
According to the Chicago Tribune newspaper, the midfielder will move to the Major League Soccer club on a one-year contract. The paper also reported that the former Bayern Munich star has agreed to a deal worth £70,000 a week.
The paper quoted the 32-year-old player saying: “Throughout my career, I’ve always sought opportunities where I hoped to make a positive impact and to help make something great. My move to Chicago Fire is no different.”
Schweinsteiger was signed into Old Trafford by former United manager, Louis Van Gaal, for around £7.5m from Bayern Munich during summer move in 2015.
But since Jose Mourinho took over, he’s had limited chances in the pitch. Initially, he was frozen out of first-team squad before he returned to the fold just in late November in an EFL Cup match against West Ham and has made just four appearances in all this term.
The Chicago Fire are very certain that Schweinsteiger will be of value and lightness to them.
The general manager of fire, Nelson Rodriguez, told the Chicago Tribune: “We’re adding someone who has won at every level, including the very highest levels, and has done so in a way that is consistent with our values.
“We as a club will now be forced to hold ourselves to a higher standard, an accountability level. Previously, I think we could satisfy ourselves with what is known domestically. Now we need to rise to a standard that is set more internationally.”
Report also states that Schweinsteiger could join up with his new club as early as next week, on a base annual salary of 4.5 million US dollars (£3.6million) and with an initial one-year contract.
Chicago Fire coach, Veljko Paunovic said: “We know it’s going to take some time and adjustment for him coming to the new league, new coaching staff and everything. We also know we can rely on his capacity to adapt and do that fast.
“He can produce actions that few players in the world can do. He sees (things) that nobody sees. He opens the eyes of the fans, where you can hear the people say, ‘Wow!’.”
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