Bastian Schweinsteiger

[Billy. 2,742]

great great player would love him at Chelsea just cant see it happening

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Just weird that roman met him exactly after the win in the CL.

[Spike 12,049]

Reasons for him leaving Bayern:

• He has won every domestic honour in the 1.Bundesliga.
  
• He has proven himself time and time again in Germany and has nothing left to prove.
  

Reasons for him staying at Bayern:

• He is a born Bavarian and he would be very attached to his home.
  
• He has been at the club since 1998 and has only ever played for them.
  

[diskoviolente 425]

Forget about it. He wants to finish his carreer at Bayern. He is the perfect Bayern München role-model player. And besides that, I think he wouldn´t really fit into our system, or at least what it could look like given the transfers we´ve made and the players that we have already.

[capriccioso 2,545]

He has great taste in women.

That is magnificent.

[Predator 114]

Not trying to sound harsh or such but I have no idea why it is even being discussed. It's almost as if trying to get Messi to join. Schweinsteiger is one of those stay in one club for life players.

[Spike 12,049]

Not trying to sound harsh or such but I have no idea why it is even being discussed. It's almost as if trying to get Messi to join. Schweinsteiger is one of those stay in one club for life players.

Have you read this thread? Nearly everyone that has posted in it, has said it will not happen.

Besides, without looking through Bayern tinted glasses I can see him moving away from the club in the future, maybe not to Chelsea, but somewhere. He has contract trouble and he has expressed his admiration for England in the past. Hell, when he is 35 he might join New York Red Bulls or Cosmos (whoever they are), much like Beckenbauer.

[Predator 114]

Have you read this thread? Nearly everyone that has posted in it, has said it will not happen.

Besides, without looking through Bayern tinted glasses I can see him moving away from the club in the future, maybe not to Chelsea, but somewhere. He has contract trouble and he has expressed his admiration for England in the past. Hell, when he is 35 he might join New York Red Bulls or Cosmos (whoever they are), much like Beckenbauer.

My bad, I worded it poorly. I meant a thread on it.

Schweinsteiger said once that he wants to retire with Bayern. And also Ribery had huge contract troubles, and he's now one of the most loyal Bayern players. I just can't see it happening unless he pulls a Beckenbaur/Beckham

[capriccioso 2,545]

Yeah, he'll go off to the Middle East or MLS for a laugh when he's older.

[Spike 12,049]

My bad, I worded it poorly. I meant a thread on it.

Schweinsteiger said once that he wants to retire with Bayern. And also Ribery had huge contract troubles, and he's now one of the most loyal Bayern players. I just can't see it happening unless he pulls a Beckenbaur/Beckham

Michael Ballack wanted to retire at Chelsea and we all know how the brass handled that...I miss Ballack. Ribery is happy because he is one of the highest paid footballers in the world, he is loyal to the gold lining his pocket. I seem to recall him trying to engineer a move to Chelsea last season, but Bayern had none of it.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Ribery is a massive wanker, he's about as loyal as Ephialtes of Trachis or Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.

[Predator 114]

Michael Ballack wanted to retire at Chelsea and we all know how the brass handled that...I miss Ballack. Ribery is happy because he is one of the highest paid footballers in the world, he is loyal to the gold lining his pocket. I seem to recall him trying to engineer a move to Chelsea last season, but Bayern had none of it.

IIRC, the high wages was just a way to get him to stay at Bayern, due to the way Louis van Gaal treated him. Schweinsteiger wasn't even in his prime when his contract extension was taking place. Bayern aren't one to sell their stars.

[Spike 12,049]

IIRC, the high wages was just a way to get him to stay at Bayern, due to the way Louis van Gaal treated him. Schweinsteiger wasn't even in his prime when his contract extension was taking place. Bayern aren't one to sell their stars.

Van Gaal was fired and Heynckes replaced him, so if he was loyal he should not have needed a substantial pay increase. Loyalty can be bought, the fact that increased pay was needed for him to stay contradicts the whole concept.

[Predator 114]

Van Gaal was fired and Heynckes replaced him, so if he was loyal he should not have needed a substantial pay increase. Loyalty can be bought, the fact that increased pay was needed for him to stay contradicts the whole concept.

My point is, during the Van Gaal era of Bayern, Ribery and Van Gaal had their differences and would often argue with eachother. Many players left the club because of the way they were treated. When Heynkes came, it was almost like a renaissance for Bayern. He treated the players well and such.

[Spike 12,049]

My point is, during the Van Gaal era of Bayern, Ribery and Van Gaal had their differences and would often argue with eachother. Many players left the club because of the way they were treated. When Heynkes came, it was almost like a renaissance for Bayern. He treated the players well and such.

My point is, that Ribery should not have needed a substantial pay increase after Van Gaal was fired. If he was truly loyal he should have been happy with a change of management. But as you said "IIRC, the high wages was just a way to get him to stay at Bayern, due to the way Louis van Gaal treated him." Unless of course the pay increase came during van Gaal's tenure.

There is a reason Ribery has played for seven clubs in twelve years.