Manchester United have completed the double signing of Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and France international Morgan Schneiderlin.

Schweinsteiger, has signed a three-year contract from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich for a reported £14.4m.

Schneiderlin has moved from fellow Premier League club Southampton for a fee in the region of £25m.

The 25-year-old midfielder has signed a four-year contract with the option to extend it by a further year.

United have already signed forward MemphisDepay and defender Matteo Darmian this summer and the two new arrivals take their spending to more than £80m.

Schweinsteiger played under United boss Louis van Gaal when the Dutchman managed Bayern between 2009 and 2011.

Schweinsteiger made his Bayern debut in 2002 and appeared 536 times for the club.

He helped his country win the 2014 World Cup and has one Champions League medal, eight Bundesliga titles and seven domestic cups to his name from his time at the German club.

Schneiderlin joined Saints from Strasbourg in 2008 for £1.2m and has played for them in League One, the Championship and the Premier League.

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