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Bastian Schweinsteiger's Manchester United career is all but over, with the German World Cup winner training with the club's reserve team, reports the Manchester Evening News.

The 32-year-old midfielder is one of the first-team players NOT required by new boss Jose Mourinho for the coming season, and was left at home for the weekend's 5-2 win over Galatasaray.

United are keen to cash in on the German, who arrived from Bayern Munich last summer and Schweinsteiger returned to training last Thursday at Carrington, alongside trialist Liandro Martis.

"I am confident in my ability and after training with the group at Manchester United, including players like Schweinsteiger," Martis said.

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United already boast four central midfielders in Michael Carrick, Morgan Schneiderlin, Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera, while Paul Pogba is expected to complete his protracted transfer this week.

Both AC Milan and Inter are believed to be keen on Schweinsteiger, who last week retired from international football, but his £180,000-a-week wage packet would be too much for the pair.

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Schweinsteiger made 21 starts and 10 substitute appearances last season, but managed just four cameos in the last four months of the campaign as he struggled with a knee injury.

Adnan Januzaj, Andreas Pereira and Paddy McNair were also left out of the squad that travelled to Sweden on Saturday.

They have also been told they do not feature in Mourinho's plans ahead of the new season and could now leave on loan.